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IMPORTANT WARNING - READ THIS FIRST
vfat-os2 is a FILE SYSTEM DRIVER. Being a driver it runs at the most privileged
level of the OS/2 operating system, known as "kernel mode". IN KERNEL MODE
THERE IS NO MORE CRASH PROTECTION. It means that if a bug occurs in the
driver IT CAN CAUSE A HANG OR A SYSTEM HALT, AND THUS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF
DATA.
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I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU TO MAKE A BACKUP OF ALL YOUR DATA (EVEN IF THEY
ARE NOT LOCATED ON A LINUX PARTITION) PRIOR TO USE THIS DRIVER. |
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DON'T USE THIS DRIVER ON A PRODUCTION MACHINE, OR IF YOU MANIPULATE CRITICAL
DATA. |
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IF HUMAN LIFE DEPENDS ON YOUR SYSTEM, DON'T INSTALL THIS DRIVER ON IT. |
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USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISKS, AND ONLY ON A MACHINE YOU ACCEPT TO CRASH AND
REINSTALL. |
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BE AWARE THAT THIS DRIVER WILL GIVE FULL UNRESTRICTED (ROOT) ACCESS TO
ALL YOUR NTFS PARTITIONS FROM OS/2. |
From experience, vfat-os2 is now stable for normal use, and it is unlikely
that a disaster will occur. But as any piece of software, it cannot be
bulletproof. Doing regular backups is still the best method to protect
against disasters of any kinds ... |
