On Tue, 2004-10-26 at 08:41, Alexandre Strube wrote: > Em Ter, 2004-10-26 às 10:43, Folke Lemaitre escreveu: > > Why isn't the ntfs module built by default? > > Not very handy, having to get src rpms, building them configuring > > kernel sources and building ntfs module... > > Every distro has it, unless red hat ones. > > Maybe because they are the most 'suable' (a nice target for lawyers) of > the american distros... That probably about sums it up. Novell is probably in that category, too, now, but with their 400+ patents coupled with their new 'in your face' patent policy, it's maybe not as much a concern for them. I also vaguely recall some reference to the fact that NTFS didn't pass Red Hat's stress test for stability (i.e.: corruption type problems at high loads). Can anyone from Red Hat confirm? -- -Paul Iadonisi Senior System Administrator Red Hat Certified Engineer / Local Linux Lobbyist Ever see a penguin fly? -- Try Linux. GPL all the way: Sell services, don't lease secrets