I believe a "semi-open source" approach is currently the most suitable option.I have made the decision to open source Everything.
For example, core modules such as parsing the MFT and USN and organizing them into a fast-searchable data structure could be open source, while front-end components could be closed source. This would allow enthusiasts of low-level technologies to study the principles of fast NTFS file searching and apply them to improve fast file search tools for Linux platforms such as FSearch (Linux already has an NTFS3 kernel driver, while FSearch only supports native Linux file systems like ext4), while also ensuring the original author's control over the software.
Statistics: Posted by micro201014 — Tue Feb 03, 2026 4:41 am