does anyone know of a free software equivalent of partition magic? including the ability to alter the size and features of existing partitions? i'm thinking it's about time there was one and i might get desperate enough to write my own if anyone else thinks it's a good idea (don't quote me on this, the thought only just occured to me...)
what i'm figuring is that if we want to push free software, we've got to make it more accessible. a lot of people only want to try out linux at first, and are put off when they find they need to go buy partition magic or whatever to make room for linux. it would be nice to be able to say to these soon to be linux devotees "hey, look! there's a free software equivalent to do it for you! isn't free software grand! *nudge nudge*". email me directly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) for any info on existing software or support for the need of writing some. if there isn't any existing such software and anyone has any ideas of where i should start and what problems i'm likely to encounter i'm all ears. atm my thoughts are just along the lines of "i need something to do this" and don't actually know the depth of the task i'm talking about. something else like norton's ghost would also be nice... but anyway, details of any kind regarding this would be most welcome. thanks from da Bobstopper
