[KLUG Members] NTFS write support

[Peter Buxton]

A partial gain in 2.6.0-test7 Linux kernel NTFS support:

   CONFIG_NTFS_RW

   This enables the partial, but safe, write support in the NTFS driver.

   The only supported operation is overwriting existing files, without
   changing the file length.  No file or directory creation, deletion or
   renaming is possible.  Note only non-resident files can be written to
   so you may find that some very small files (<500 bytes or so) cannot
   be written to.

   While we cannot guarantee that it will not damage any data, we have
   so far not received a single report where the driver would have
   damaged someones data so we assume it is perfectly safe to use.

   Note:  While write support is safe in this version (a rewrite from
   scratch of the NTFS support), it should be noted that the old NTFS
   write support, included in Linux 2.5.10 and before (since 1997), is
   not safe.

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