[ros-dev] FAT Opinion

[nitro2k01]

FAT32 limits file sizes to 4 GB.

                                        /nitro2k01

On 1/11/06, Rick Langschultz <rlangschultz at cox.net> wrote:
> The only thing i see that will allow Microsoft to use the patent for the FAT
> filesystem naming conventions is holding it above other operating system
> developer's heads. I think that FAT was never a good choice for a
> filesystem. If M$ does decide to get feisty ReactOS should implement a VFS
> for something like FAT over XFS, EXT3, or Reiser.
>
> All of these are really good at storing large amounts of data very fast. I
> also think that an NTFS implementation or a VFS would be a great idea.
>
> Can someone provide statistics about any of these filesystems or verify if
> these are able to store files larger than a certain size. I also think that
> FAT has a max file size limit...
>
>
> On Jan 11, 2006, at 5:18 AM, Murphy, Ged (Bolton) wrote:
>
>
> 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 :(
>
> Ged
>
>
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