Added a comment: FAT/NTFS and POSIX allow different characters in file names

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[[!comment format=mdwn
username="gioele@678b7c03f524f2669b179b603f65352fcc16774e"
nickname="gioele"
avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/366dbda84e78aff8a8a070622aeb63ce"
subject="FAT/NTFS and POSIX allow different characters in file names"
date="2019-03-12T10:51:19Z"
content="""
Lack of support for \"dumb FAT32\" and \"dumb NTFS\" is indeed the reason why most of the people in my circle of acquaintances do not use git-annex.
V7 and import/export tree should solve most the problems related to the synchronization.
One last issue remains, however: FAT/NTFS and POSIX have different sets of allowed characters in file names. To address this, git-annex should \"smudge\" file names when dealing with a FAT/NTFS remote. For example `Moby-Dick: or, The Whale.epub` should be exported as `Moby-Dick_ or_ The Whale.epub`.
"""]]