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Why writing a Windows compatible file server is (still) hard

Posted by zigzag on · 5 comments
Tux Deluxe; By Jeremy Allison 		Mail this story
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Interoperability with Windows is hard. But somebody has to do it. And if you're going to do something, you might as well try and do it well (and try and have some fun at the same time)

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Comments (5)

tuxchick ·
I love when ace devs like Jeremy Allison give this kind of insight into what they do. Makes me all the more appreciative of how much hard work and talent go into Linux/FOSS. His shots at MS are always fun, too :)
techiem2 ·
Seconded. I quite enjoyed it.
phsolide ·
I personally was astonished at the work he put into this one bug.

Also: I just knew that Excel was no good. Anything that managers like so much (PowerPoint, too) just has to be evil.
gus3 ·
@phsolide: It appears Excel is an example of "micro-managing," displaying a total lack of trust in others to do what's necessary.
caitlyn ·
Micro-managing and distrusting users is the Microsoft way.

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