> On Jun 14, 2018, at 11:04 AM, Iznogoud <iznogoud at nobelware.com> wrote:
> 
> Absolutely no guarantees on data integrity... Modifying the filesystem can take
> an arbitrary amount of time, at which time the user can yank out the USB, which
> is something they can do at anytime, etc, etc.

If my photographer fails to follow the instructions… they don’t get paid. it’s in the contract. :)

> 
> Maybe we need to think "out of the box" here, as I was discussing with a friend
> about this offline. Do it like ATMs, where they take your card, do what there
> is to do, and return it in the end. Have the USB behind a "hatch" that opens
> when the drive is to be attached. Then close it... You get the idea. You open
> the hatch to let the user unplug it after you have successfully unmounted. For
> safety, you can introduce a forced ejection by the user, should they think that
> the process is taking too long, but after they have been warned of the potential
> issues.

Again, I’m not concerned about that - it’s designed to insert the cards and walk away.  :)
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