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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Case Insensitive File Systems -- Torvalds Hates Them
Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 01:36:12 -0000 (UTC)
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On 6 May 2025 09:10:57 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

> Perhaps, but since he wasn't using existing UNIX filesystems and using a
> custom one instead, it seems to me like he had a choice.

Linux is supposed to be POSIX-compliant (at least the parts of POSIX that 
people care about).

> After all you can still use FAT or NTFS on Linux even though they have
> more disallowed filename characters.

Those are Dimdows file systems. They are not POSIX-compliant.