history of fsys_ntfs.c (Re: Update for NTFS file system driver)

[Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com>]

On Sun, Jun 10, 2007 at 11:42:53AM +0800, Bean wrote:
> > Did you write all the code yourself or did you use code from another
> > project, like Linux or grub4dos or so?
> >
> 
> Yes, I write the code myself, which is based on the NTFS driver fsys_ntfs.c in grub4dos.

I had a look at that file, trying to trace its origin.  As for the file header,
it seems that Samuel Leo <samuel@szonline.net> wrote it.  GRUB maintainers, do
we need to contact Samuel about this, or can we take the copyright as ok now ?

His patch (for GRUB Legacy) was sent to bug-grub in 2003:

  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-grub/2003-04/msg00032.html

It was also discussed on 2005:

  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-grub/2005-05/msg00046.html

There are also a few bugs in Savannah:

  http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?4149
  http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?9180

Some contain improvements/fixes that I guess they have made into grub4dos
already, hence present in the patch Bean sent.

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