[ros-dev] Patent on FAT

[nitro2k01]

I haven't seen the patant documents, but doesn't this mean that any
file system which stores both long and short file names on the same
volume would be theoreticlly affected?

                                       /nitro2k01

On 1/11/06, Casper Hornstrup <ch at eudicon.com> wrote:
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> The patent is about storing short and long filenames on the same volume.
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> In theory ReactOS violates that patent, but the patent has yet to be proven
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> valid (as with many other technology patents). To fix it, we can make the
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> support for this optional, so people in countries who honour US patents can
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> disable the support.
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> Casper
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> From: ros-dev-bounces at reactos.org [mailto:ros-dev-bounces at reactos.org] On
> Behalf Of Murphy, Ged (Bolton)
> Sent: 11. januar 2006 12:19
> To: 'ros-dev at reactos.org'
> Subject: [ros-dev] Patent on FAT
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> I'm reading reports of a US patent on FAT.
> What's going on and how will this effect us?
>
> The US patent rules are seriously out of control :(
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> Ged
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