Captive 1.0 - Full read/write access to NTFS disk drives.

[Gordon Darling]

Of interest to those dual booting Linux and Win2K/WinXP

Subject: Captive 1.0 - Full read/write access to NTFS disk drives.
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:57:47 +0000 (UTC)

About:
Captive provides full read/write access to NTFS disk drives via WINE by
using the original Microsoft Windows ntfs.sys driver. It emulates the
required subsystems of the Microsoft Windows kernel by reusing one of the
original ntoskrnl.exe, ReactOS parts, or this project's own
reimplementations on a case by case basis. Involvement of the original
driver files was chosen to achieve the best and unprecedented filesystem
compatibility and safety.


Release focus: Initial freshmeat announcement
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Project URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/captive/
Homepage: http://freshmeat.net/redir/captive/44924/url_homepage/captive
Tar/GZ:
http://freshmeat.net/redir/captive/44924/url_tgz/captive-1.0.tar.gz

Regards
Gordon

 

[Richard Steven Hack]

Captive 1.0 - Full read/write access to NTFS disk drives.

If this works safely, a lot of people are going to be very happy.

Microsoft will be unhappy, however.

 

[Gordon Darling]

If this works safely, a lot of people are going to be very happy.

It should since it's using the Microsoft DLL. The Linux Kernel driver has
been able to read NTFS for a long time but it's write performance is
flaky. All to do with the weird journaling that Microsoft uses on the NTFS
system.

Microsoft will be unhappy, however.

Excellent!

Microsoft have been trying to put clauses in their EULAs that you can only
use the product (FoxPro is an example) on a Microsoft Operating
System and their has been ongoing arguments about this in the USA.
In most of Europe, and certainly in the UK, such a clause is
illegal. In the UK, under current consumer legislation, once I buy
a product it's mine and I can do what the fsck I want with it.

Regards
Gordon