[Bug 210840] New: Review Request: ntfs-3g - Linux NTFS userspace driver

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           Summary: Review Request: ntfs-3g - Linux NTFS userspace driver
           Product: Fedora Extras
           Version: devel
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: normal
         Component: Package Review
        AssignedTo: nobody at fedoraproject.org
        ReportedBy: tcallawa at redhat.com
         QAContact: fedora-package-review at redhat.com


Spec URL: http://www.auroralinux.org/people/spot/review/ntfs-3g.spec
SRPM URL: http://www.auroralinux.org/people/spot/review/ntfs-3g-0.1.20070920-1.fc6.src.rpm
Description: 
The ntfs-3g driver is an open source, GPL licensed, third generation
Linux NTFS driver. It provides full read-write access to NTFS, excluding
access to encrypted files, writing compressed files, changing file
ownership, access right.

Technically it’s based on and a major improvement to the third
generation Linux NTFS driver, ntfsmount. The improvements include
functionality, quality and performance enhancements.

ntfs-3g features are being merged to ntfsmount. In the meanwhile,
ntfs-3g is currently the only free, as in either speech or beer, NTFS
driver for Linux that supports unlimited file creation and deletion.

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This is what is known as "forcing the issue". The NTFS functionality has been shipped in source code format as part of Red Hat Linux and Fedora Core for several YEARS. The kernel, which shipped this code, is under the protection of the Open Inventions Network. Add all of that together, and NTFS should be safe for Fedora. This package actually works very well, and provides extremely valuable functionality for dual boot users, and users weaning off other OSes.

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