Re: [SLUG] Compatibility Issues with Windows64

[Edwin Humphries <edwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just got some more details. There are apparently 2 concerns:

One is that the Windows64 file system is yet another variant of NTFS 
(well, why not?) and  may not be compatible with Linux. I think the 
concern here is in file transfer between systems, and I think they are 
talking about the samba-based windows network (a second option), so I 
was able to advise that the file system is transparent in file transfers 
from the windows workstation to the Linux server.

The second is that the files are not compatible between OpenOffice and 
MS-Office. Which has precisely zip to do with 64 bit! I was able to 
clarify that as well.

Regards,
Edwin Humphries
Mobile: 0419 233 051
Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd
P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533
Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285
Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299
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Daron Barndon wrote:
> Edwin,
> I work with fedgov clients here in canberra and I have heard nothing
> about this.
>
> Do you have more information? Sounds a bit dodgy... 
>
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> Subject: [SLUG] Compatibility Issues with Windows64
>
> We're quoting on a Linux thin-client network in a government-funded
> establishment. One of the comments (third-party so I haven't been able
> to check background) is that Federal Government bodies are concerned
> that there are Linux compatibility issues with upcoming 64-bit Windows.
>
> I don't see how this is relevant, and I suspect it's a crock (another
> threatened Windows quasi-guru), but before I go in to bat, has anyone
> heard of this?
>
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> Edwin Humphries
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> Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd
> P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533
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