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The UMSDOS project was started in 1992 by Jacques Gelinas and made available to the net in January 1994 as a patch. It was included in the standard distribution starting with kernel 1.1.36.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} UMSDOS was removed from the Linux 2.6.11 kernel for lack of maintenance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Summary of changes from v2.6.10 to v2.6.11 |url=https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.11|website=www.kernel.org |access-date=2017-11-15}}</ref> UVFAT, an extension of UMSDOS to use the Windows data structures for long filenames instead of its own, was discontinued before release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UMSDOS filesystem: UVFAT support |url=http://linux.voyager.hr/umsdos/#uvfat |website=linux.voyager.hr |access-date=2015-07-16}}</ref> They should work in 2.4.x kernels.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}
 
Earlier Linux distributions which used UMSDOS are [[MuLinux]],<ref>[http://mulinux.narod.ru/en_index.html MuLinux Project]</ref> Monkey Linux<ref>[http://projectdevolve.tripod.com/text/descript.htm Monkey Linux Explained]</ref> and Winlinux 2000.<ref>[https://archive.istoday/20120707065033/http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1044390.html The Linux/Windows combo: Use these resources to make it work]</ref>
 
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