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No warning, no opting out - that's a huge problem. It means you absolutely should not mix these two OSes.
I don’t see a problem mixing those two OSs if that’s what you really want to do. If we’re honest, it’s pretty edge case stuff we are talking about and most users experienced enough to be mixing Windows and Linux systems would be aware of the limitations of Windows when it comes to naming things. Granted the reserved namespace problem, COM1 et al, is far less discoverable; but it’s also far less common of a trap. So i…
True, if you're big enough you can insert a filter - which only underlines the question - why isn't there a filter available to begin with?