tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post4380585186427274325..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: GNU/Linux's Secret Weapon: USB DrivesGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-11836216001146497162009-05-26T08:17:09.770+00:002009-05-26T08:17:09.770+00:00Thanks for that. But what about the licences? I ...Thanks for that. But what about the licences? I can't imagine Microsoft would be very happy for people to copy merrily from medium to medium - another big advantage of free software.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-48355030737941414322009-05-26T08:11:13.341+00:002009-05-26T08:11:13.341+00:00Well, Windows also can boot from usb devices, I kn...Well, Windows also can boot from usb devices, I know that for a fact because at my workplace there's some special customized usb devices with Windows.<br /><br />However! It's a HUGE ammount of work, because they have to work on several different laptops: for each laptop there is a custom version.<br /><br />Then you get, of course, life expectancy. It's really awesome.<br /><br />However with GNU/Linux devices... most distributions autodetect the hardware and adapt and then finally work (almost) zero hassle.<br /><br />USB devices FTW!Rui Seabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636792554779123708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-36749858399669736842009-05-24T07:39:13.154+00:002009-05-24T07:39:13.154+00:00Good point - thanks.Good point - thanks.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-41345150198029759262009-05-24T04:06:57.091+00:002009-05-24T04:06:57.091+00:00GNU/Linux will not only succeed in usb, but also i...GNU/Linux will not only succeed in usb, but also in other drive formats such as SD/XD/MemSticks cards, Solid State Drives, these devices are simply not dealt with correctly by an application masquerading as an OS (windows). As long as it could write to a FAT-type fs it'll work temporarily, but there is too much writeback from windows that lowers life expectancy of nand-type disks (i.e. recycle bin, system information folder).<br /><br />GNU/Linux, on the other hand, has file systems which are geared towards effectively dealing with SSD/USB drives.pjcolonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783543137296676809noreply@blogger.com