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21 package project::captive::doc::Related;
22 require 5.6.0; # at least 'use warnings;' but we need some 5.6.0+ modules anyway
23 our $VERSION=do { my @r=(q$Revision$=~/\d+/g); sprintf "%d.".("%03d"x$#r),@r; };
28 BEGIN{ open F,"Makefile"; our $top_dir=pop @{[split /\s/,(grep /^top_srcdir/,<F>)[0]]}; eval "use lib '$top_dir'"; close F; }
31 BEGIN { Wuse 'project::captive::doc::Macros'; }
34 project::captive::doc::Macros->init(
35 "__PACKAGE__"=>__PACKAGE__,
36 "title"=>'Captive NTFS Developer Documentation: Related Projects',
37 "rel_prev"=>'TODO.html.pl',
38 "rel_next"=>'LinuxNTFS.html.pl',
45 <h1>Related Projects</h1>
47 <p>The usual solution for file exchange between $freespeech operating systems
48 and <span class="productname">Microsoft Windows NT</span> is to use
49 <span class="productname">FAT32</span> (<span class="productname">vfat</span>
50 called in $gnulinux) partition and swap the files over it. This method is not
51 very comfortable as you never have access to all the files of the other
54 <a name="LinuxNTFScompet"><h2>$LinuxNTFS</h2></a>
56 <p>Although this project takes a completely different approach and has
57 a different architecture, the final goal is the same as for this
58 project – reliable read-write <span class="productname">NTFS</span>
59 filesystem support. $LinuxNTFS goes the way of reverse engineering
60 filesystem data structures (and possibly
61 <span class="fname">ntfs.sys</span> itself). Unfortunately after many years
62 of its development it did not yet reach the state of reliable read-write
63 access although its read-only part is considered trustworthy.</p>
65 <p>Using $LinuxNTFS for read-only access to existing partition with
66 <span class="productname">Microsoft Windows NT</span> installation is
67 planned to be able to acquire existing <span class="fname">ntfs.sys</span>,
68 <span class="fname">ntoskrnl.exe</span> and possibly
69 <span class="fname">ksecdd.sys</span> (imported by
70 <span class="fname">ntfs.sys</span>) files from the user's
71 <span class="productname">NTFS</span> partition.</p>
73 <a name="NTPwd"><h2><span class="productname">@{[ a_href 'http://www.cgsecurity.org/ntfs.html',
74 'NTPwd NTFS Driver' ]}</span></h2></a>
76 <p>DOS based @{[ a_href 'http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html','GPL-2.0' ]}
77 read-write NTFS driver. Filesystem structures are reverse engineered in the
78 way of @{[ a_href 'Related.html.pl#LinuxNTFScompet','Linux-NTFS Project' ]}. As it is not very
79 actively maintained it reaches a lower level of
80 <span class="productname">NTFS</span> compatibility.</p>
82 <a name="vmware"><h2>@{[ a_href 'http://www.vmware.com/download/workstation.html','VMware Workstation' ]}</h2></a>
84 <p>The only real competition: Closed-source read/write @{[ '$299' ]} equivalent.</p>
86 <p>Original Microsoft Windows operating system can be run inside a virtual
87 machine running under GNU/Linux and share the read-write NTFS disk by using
88 a network file sharing through a VMware virtual network card.</p>
90 <p>You need @{[ '$299' ]} for this product and you need to
91 give up your system security by running un@{[ a_href 'Details.html.pl#sandbox','sandbox' ]}ed
92 closed-source program in your GNU/Linux.</p>
94 <a name="wine"><h2>@{[ a_href 'http://www.winehq.com/','Wine Project' ]}</h2></a>
96 <p>No code could be shared – Wine emulates only Microsoft Windows userland.
97 Filesystem drivers completely belong to Microsoft Windows kernelland.</p>
99 <a name="ntfs98"<h2>@{[ a_href 'http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/ntfswin98.shtml','NTFS for Windows 98' ]}</h2></a>
101 <p>Closed-source read-only-crippled @{[ '$0' ]} equivalent for Microsoft Windows.</p>
103 <p>There is a @{[ a_href 'http://www.sysinternals.com/images/screenshots/ntfs98ap.gif',
104 'diagram' ]} showing exactly the principle of Captive NTFS project.
105 There is apparently disabled read/write functionality in <i>NTFS for
106 Windows 98</i> as the same company also sells the following product sharing
107 the same codebase:</p>
109 <a name="ntfsdos"><h2>@{[ a_href 'http://www.winternals.com/products/repairandrecovery/ntfsdospro.asp',
110 'NTFSDOS Professional' ]}</h2></a>
112 <p>Closed-source read/write @{[ '$299' ]} equivalent for MS-DOS.</p>
114 <p>This product is the most close equivalent to Captive NTFS but it is
115 a commercial product, closed-source and it has filesystem interface only
122 project::captive::doc::Macros->footer();