[ros-dev] Roadmap / List of tasks / Attn. all developers

[WaxDragon]

> > -Filesystem
> > -- Add support for Networked File Systems to allow Networked resources
> > to act as local folders & drives.
> > -- Automatically defragment files less than 20 megabytes, not
> > read-only, not in use, etc.
> > -- Automatically cache drivers, and executables that a user access
> > frequently to reduce load time.
> On Mar 28, 2006, at 3:38 AM, Ged Murphy wrote:
> >> - Filesystem
> >> -- Replace the primary filesystem in place of a journaling system.
> Autoimatically defragment files on filesystems that require it.
> Ext2 and Ext3 not the best idea most cases they defrag themself in
> general operation most linux/unix/bsd filesystem do.
> Ntfs and Fat require it.
>
> --Option of background operation filesystem defrager for Ntfs, Fat and
> any other supported filesystem that requires it a complete defrag of
> drive only  in use files not touch option.
> --Processor and memory usage limiter on filesystem defrager in background.
> --Boot Defrag options provided by default no third party tool required
> to do this.
> --Filesystem Defrager must have continual operation without restarting
> no matter what is written to disk its working on.
> --Registry Hive defraging options for every boot or on X number of reboots.
>
> Filesystem--Security
> --Documentation on what filesystem flags are required and how they
> operate locations of sources good idea for developers from other platforms.
> --Universal posix/xattr/acl translator to and from Ms Windows attributes
> and secuirty stored on harddrive.
> The universal will open up options of porting alot more Linux/unix/bsd
> filesystems.
> --Support for full unicode filesystems.  All applications in Reactos
> should expect filenames to be unicode.<A audit some time>
>  Ext2/3 Filenames are unicode no codepage required.
> --Ext2 filesystem driver must be updated to Ext3 support.  Having to
> redo journaling is a pain. The different between Ext2 and Ext3 is
> journaling.
>


Gee, I'd be happy if I could FORMAT a FAT partition from inside ReactOS.