it doesn't work, it doesn't have to, and it's secret! perfect documentation for shitware.
brucee On 12/26/09, Jamie Gavahan <redp...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 03:43, erik quanstrom <quans...@quanstro.net> wrote: > > "Do not spend too much time trying to figure out why this math works. > > The basis for the computation is complicated; the important point is > > that this is how Microsoft operating systems do it, and it works. Note, > > however, that this math does not work perfectly." > > - Microsoft EFI FAT32 File System Specification, p. 32 > > Even better is that it is referred to as "a clever piece of arithmetic" two > pages earlier. > > - jamie > >
