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Old 11-04-2011, 10:44 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by joed
Why does calibre need to handle mounting in the first place? Do the various linux distro's not already provide a way to mount usb disks?
I'm told that when the mount helper was created four years ago disk mounting was not handled in anything resembling a constant manner.

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Originally Posted by Billi View Post
splat, just for the sake of fairness and clearness: are you this Jason Donenfeld from the bug track? Thanks.
He is not. Jason is a personal friend of mine who I have known for years.

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Originally Posted by splat
Probably close both. They've served the intended purpose, making Linux users aware
The issue has been resolved by the mount helper being removed from calibre.
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