Re: grub: mounting ext2fs on GNU/Hurd partitions.
From: Norbert Nemec <nobbi@cheerful.com>
Subject: Re: grub: mounting ext2fs on GNU/Hurd partitions.
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 20:48:19 +0000
> Stupid idea: why not invent some cryptic name for that "not yet existing"
> file system type?
That's a nice idea. However, one problem is that there is no central
information or standard about partition types. Surprisingly, even the
structure of the partition table is not well-defined. The de facto
standard is determined just according to the ancient operating system
DOS and some existing FDISK programs. Thus, it is not easy to reserve
a partition type for a non-existing filesystem.
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