2008/5/7 Lisi Reisz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wednesday 07 May 2008 11:14:31 Harold Fuchs wrote: > > 2008/5/7 Lisi Reisz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Wednesday 07 May 2008 10:54:46 Harold Fuchs wrote: > > > > 2008/5/5 MICHAEL JOESPH BRUNELLE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering if there are any compatibility issues between open > > > > > > source > > > > > > > > software, such as yours, and portable harddrives? Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > Michael Brunelle > > > > > > > > Open source software is no different from any other software in this > > > > regard. > > > > > > There are now some (hopefully a very few) external hard drives > available > > > in > > > this country that are pre-set so that they are quite difficult to use > > > fully > > > with Linux. :-( > > > > > > Lisi > > > > > In what way difficult, please? > > With pre-installed software that resists formatting for at least one > partition. I have not seen this often, but I have seen it. (The idea, I > believe, is allegedly to make using the drive to back-up Windows more > automatic.) > > And how does this pre-installed software get executed? Especially on a Linux box?
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