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Re: mv and cp bug


On 23-Jan-1998, Richard Thomas <richard@smartmedia.co.uk> wrote:
> At 12:07 20/01/98 -0700, Bruce wrote:
> > or
> >else a method of implementing file ownership 
> >on FAT filesystems should be devised.
> 
> Well, the UMSDOS system already exists for Linux. Or is it too low level to
> be handled through cygwin? It would be ideal for making FAT filesystems
> more unix like.

One drawback of this approach is that the UMSDOS file system is not exactly
reknowned for its efficiency...

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