cm0002@lemmy.world to Linux@programming.dev · 1 day agoLinus Torvalds Expresses His Hatred For Case-Insensitive File-Systemswww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down15
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minus-squareLaggyKar@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·22 hours agoIt isn’t normally, but it, like e.g. Ext4, allows case insensitivity mostly for the sake of Wine.
minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·22 hours agoBut Wine could handle the case insensitivity though? NTFS is case sensitive.
minus-squareLaggyKar@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·12 hours agoIt does, but having case insensitivity in the file system can get you better performance.
It isn’t normally, but it, like e.g. Ext4, allows case insensitivity mostly for the sake of Wine.
But Wine could handle the case insensitivity though? NTFS is case sensitive.
It does, but having case insensitivity in the file system can get you better performance.
How would that happen?