Buchan Milne wrote:
> Felix Miata wrote:
> > Guillaume Cottenceau wrote:
> >>Felix Miata <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >>>Since when does FAT32 apply to floppy disks? report.bug.gz still shows
> >>>up as REPORT~1.GZ on a FAT floppy.
> Not all FAT filesystems that support long file names are FAT32. You will
> remember all versions of Windows95 support long file names, whereas only
> win95c supports FAT32 (with an addon). The other versions only supported
> FAT16, so FAT32 has nothing to do with it.
What I wrote was in response to a previous comment "FAT32", not VFAT.
> >>Urban legends :).
> > Directory of A:\
> > REPORT~1 GZ 55073 12-08-02 8:44p
> > 1 file(s) 55073 bytes used
> > 1356288 bytes free
> Does this prevent you from sending the file???
The bug isn't about what I can do. The bug is about making Mandrake
friendlier to those who:
1-Have minimal or no familiarity with Mandrake Linux (or any Linux, or
using a CLI, and who may not know report.bug.gz is the same thing as
REPORT~1 GZ)
2-Have just had a Mandrake install fail and have been asked by some
support staffer or other helpful soul simply to "attach
/root/drakx/report.bug.gz" (as did Pixel the day before I filed bug
1705).
VFAT is only VFAT to an OS that understands it. Sending a bug report to
Mandrake support does not require a functional OS that understands VFAT.
Does Mandrake want to be better only for those already using it, or do
they want it also to become better at attracting more people to become
successful Mandrake users? The bug was filed under the assumption that
the latter is true.
--
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for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
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Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/partitioningindex.html
