[Klug-general] Will this revolutionise the linux vs windows war?

[MacGyveR]

On Wednesday 17 Jan 2007 19:45, Karl Lattimer wrote:
> > Well reading the "manual" intructions it looks like it installs in
> > c:\ubuntu and modifies c:\boot.ini to add its self to the XP boot
> > menu, so hmm runs under ntfs on the c drive. Looks like a glofied live
> > cd to run off an installed directory of XP,
>
> Linux can't run under NTFS because of the distinct lack of any decent
> permission system. It will create a loopback file system on top of
> NTFS, this is the only way I've seen such things done and the only
> possible way AFAIK.
>
> Chances are its nothing like a live CD, because within the loopback
> filesystem you can read and write on NTFS, as long as the size of the
> file doesn't change the MFT and errata stay fully intact. I'd expect
> if the Ubuntu guys are anything to go on, that its a full version of
> ubuntu, they never seem to devalue their own product when they reach
> out into things like this.
>
> http://www.topologilinux.com/index.php?menu=2
>
> should explain the details.
>
> K,
>
>
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maybe it could run a bit like linux does on top of a umsdos filesystem, using 
"special" files and names to imply permissions.

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