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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