After trying to transfer some files from Ubuntu to Windows today, I discovered a very dangerous problem. I'm not sure if it qualifies as a bug, so I haven't yet reported it, but it could be considered one.
Currently, the only characters that Ubuntu does not support in filenames and paths are slashes, while Windows has a considerable list (apostrophes, asterisks, etc). Creating a file on a Windows drive (NTFS or FAT) in Ubuntu and naming it with one of these characters causes Windows to be unable to read the file and anything beneath it in the directory structure. This is extremely dangerous: - renaming files or folders near C:\ on your Windows partition could render it unable to boot - naming a business document on a flash drive could prevent you from opening it that important meeting Ubuntu needs to automatically strip these characters (or prompt for a rename) when creating/moving/renaming files on NTFS and FAT drives. If this gets discovered and released as "Ubuntu causes data corruption on Windows drives" it could be a serious black eye. Evan
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