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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The patent is about
storing short and long filenames on the same volume.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>In theory ReactOS
violates that patent, but the patent has yet to be proven<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>valid (as with many other
technology patents). To fix it, we can make the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>support for this optional,
so people in countries who honour <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> patents can<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>disable the support.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
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ros-dev-bounces@reactos.org [mailto:ros-dev-bounces@reactos.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Murphy, Ged (<st1:place w:st="on">Bolton</st1:place>)<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 11. januar 2006 12:19<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'ros-dev@reactos.org'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [ros-dev] Patent on FAT</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I'm
reading reports of a US patent on FAT.</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What's
going on and how will this effect us?</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
US patent rules are seriously out of control :(</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ged</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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