update 2017.3.23AR.5 (April 1, 2020) to 2021.8.22 (August 30, 2021)
changelog:
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/releases
references:
- https://jp-andre.pagesperso-orange.fr/advanced-ntfs-3g.html
- https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/wiki
While the NTFS-3G project globally aims at providing a stable NTFS
driver for several operating systems such as Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, and
more, the project's advanced branch has specifically aimed at
developing, maturing, and releasing features to get user feedback prior
to feature integration into the project's main branch.
The parallel existence of both a stable and an advanced variant
maintained across several locations has caused some confusion. In
particular, the Linux distributions observed different policies in
selecting which version they use for their packaging. The led to users
questioning the differences between features and to additional
challenges in providing support.
We've decided to merge the two projects and maintain a single repository
for source code and documentation on GitHub. As the projects have always
remained in close contact, this induces no discontinuity in the released
features while enabling smoother support. The former repository on
Sourceforge will be discontinued after a grace period for the users to
adapt to the project's new state.
Thank you for your confidence in NTFS-3G.
