And here is the Google summer of code project XFat: http://unix.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/FreeBSD/hackers/2008-03/msg00270.html On 7/20/09, Lisa Kachold wrote: > On 7/20/09, der.hans wrote: >> Am 20. Jul, 2009 schwätzte Bryan O'Neal so: >> >>> Yes, but you would have to modify their project. I am going out on a >>> limn >>> here but I am guessing I am the only hard core windows admin on the >>> list. >> >> Possibly. In the end I think we need to find some other people to do >> this. >> Maybe get the samba team interested by billing it as a live samba drive >> or >> something. >> >>> Lisa probably knows the internal security better then I and we may have >>> a >>> few programmers willing to work on it, but it is likely we can get >>> "layered" >>> fs driver without having admin access. You will have to use your own GUI >>> to >>> interact with the drive, not explorer, but it can be done. >> >> Cool to hear that it's probably possible without admin privs even if it's >> a pain. >> >>> But, you have to ask what your target is. Will 70% or more of the users >>> in >>> question have access to admin level privileges? If so why not just >>> include >>> the real FS drivers on a FAT16 partition? >> >> I'm beginning to think we need to start off with something that requires >> admin privs, but not a reboot. >> >> After that we can work on a solution that doesn't require admin privs. >> >> Thanks for the responses. >> >> ciao, >> >> der.hans > > That's already been done: > http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS4980952387.html > > -- > http://linuxgazette.net/164/kachold.html > (623)239-3392 > (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com > -- http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1228/1474620783_3dcec03e5f.jpg?v=0 (623)239-3392 (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss