Herbert Graf wrote: > On Tue, 2010-05-11 at 17:18 +0100, Tamas Rudnai wrote: > >> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Herbert Graf wrote: >> >> >>> Remember, most people use windows, so any file system you use MUST be >>> supported natively by windows (no installing stuff to get it working). >>> That rules out pretty much all file systems other then FAT/exFAT and >>> NTFS. >>> >>> >> No, you can write drivers... So you do not need to be supported by drivers >> on your Windows installation disks as it can be installed any time. >> > > Right, so for it to be MASSIVELY adopted you plan to write a driver for > every OS out there and maintain it? I wish you luck. > > The fact is manufacturers are going to go with the easiest route. The > easiest route at minimum is to choose a file system that is supported by > the vast majority of machines out there. The vast majority of machines > support FAT and NTFS, there is no disputing that. > > >> Also there are other options, like providing Samba instead of raw FS >> access... >> > > Wah?? That's even worse sounding. When I plug a device in my machine I > WANT it to show up as a regular drive. Most manufacturers tend to agree > with this position (Apple being the biggest outlier, and they get > hammered for it alot). > > What are you envisioning anyways? I plug a flash card into a machine and > it shows up as a network share or something? How does that benefit > ANYONE? > > >> In my opinion it is just a laziness from the camcorder manufacturers not to >> thinking about alternatives. >> > > It doesn't matter if you label it lazy or not, the manufacturers are > interested in making their products as easy to use for as little money > as possible, that's the nature of the game. Farting around for no > financial benefit is NOT what a company interested in making money is > likely to do. > > TTYL > > agreed 100% -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist