Ext4 on Desktop Oxymoron - Ubuntu sucks

[Kevin SmallBone]

I guess coming out with a new version every 6 months, they must not finish
everything. That is what they get for Open Source with FREE programmers
working for nothing on their days off.



Ext4 on Desktop Oxymoron

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What a great decision to make Ext4 the default filesystem for a desktop
install
breaking a great interoperability feature with Windows. Broken presumably
until the lala land development schedule of linux decides to upgrade
support.

I am not going to attach exabytes of storage to my lapdesk system and the
other purported improvements as in fragmentation have never been a priority
for the desktop.

Before anyone says it, doing a third OS install in a VM just to read a file
is the wrong answer, in case you are not already aware.

I mean did anyone think this through?

Re: Ext4 on Desktop Oxymoron

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All software and standards, that are to be included as a default, go through
an extensive vetting process.

If accessing Ubuntu from Windows is so critical to your workflow then
definitely stick to Ext3 until the ability to access ext4 from Windows is
resolved. It is not mandatory you accept the defaults.

A couple of sites to keep an eye on:
http://www.fs-driver.org/
http://www.ext2fsd.com/
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[Alias]

I guess coming out with a new version every 6 months, they must not
finish everything. That is what they get for Open Source with FREE
programmers working for nothing on their days off.



Ext4 on Desktop Oxymoron

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What a great decision to make Ext4 the default filesystem for a desktop
install
breaking a great interoperability feature with Windows. Broken
presumably until the lala land development schedule of linux decides to
upgrade support.

I am not going to attach exabytes of storage to my lapdesk system and
the other purported improvements as in fragmentation have never been a
priority for the desktop.

Before anyone says it, doing a third OS install in a VM just to read a
file is the wrong answer, in case you are not already aware.

I mean did anyone think this through?

Re: Ext4 on Desktop Oxymoron

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All software and standards, that are to be included as a default, go
through an extensive vetting process.

If accessing Ubuntu from Windows is so critical to your workflow then
definitely stick to Ext3 until the ability to access ext4 from Windows
is resolved. It is not mandatory you accept the defaults.

A couple of sites to keep an eye on:
http://www.fs-driver.org/
http://www.ext2fsd.com/
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Who in their right mind would want Windows accessing Ubuntu and what for?

Alias

 

[Kevin SmallBone]

Who in their right mind would want Windows accessing Ubuntu and what for?

Alias

Actually, the correct question is: Who in their right mind would want
Ubuntu?

 

[Alias]

Actually, the correct question is: Who in their right mind would want
Ubuntu?

Not ignorant fools like you, that's for sure. Stay with Windows. Please.

Alias