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harporoeder
I have used the FUSE NTFS-3G implementation in the past which worked fairly well, but it is exciting to finally see a mainline kernel driver! One less thing to install.
Havoc
I recall this - it was initially rejected for being too big & unwieldy to review. So I assume this is attempt 2?
reanimus
Looks more like 13
silly-silly
I'm glad they continue to try. It is hard to get things accepted upstream.
WalterGR
Too big out of necessity or poor engineering?
viraptor
It can be neither. You can always split existing code into a series of smaller patches. What they submitted initially was closer to an extreme lack of awareness.
tinus_hn
Regardless if it’s accepted, still a great gift, even if it is only as code as documentation for the format.
llimos
I wonder why Microsoft haven't done this themselves? Seems like a no-brainer with their new hug-a-Linux image. I can't see much strategic reason to keep it proprietary.
nix23
>new hug-a-Linux image

I have a little secret for you...Microsoft didn't change one bit since Palmer.

Shared404
What, but I thought "Microsoft <3 Open Source" && "Microsoft <3 Linux"

They even open sourced... calculator and powershell.

nix23
>They even open sourced... calculator and powershell.

AND DOS 1.0 lets not forget that, they even work on the Linux kernel anything HyperV related...Windows is the better Hypervisor anyway ;)

Shared404
On further thought, I do have to actually give them credit for VS-Code, despite the fact that they hobble the OSS version.
chrismeller
They haven’t even provided Linux compatibility for exFAT, their “open” file system, which offers less functionality. I wouldn’t hold my breath on NTFS.
SahAssar
They have published the spec and released the patents to Open Invention Network though. IIRC Samsung provided the actual implementation that is in linux 5.4+.