<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">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.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>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.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>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...<DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jan 11, 2006, at 5:18 AM, Murphy, Ged (Bolton) wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P><FONT size="2" face="Arial">I'm reading reports of a US patent on FAT.</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial">What's going on and how will this effect us?</FONT> </P><P><FONT size="2" face="Arial">The US patent rules are seriously out of control :(</FONT> </P><P><FONT size="2" face="Arial">Ged</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR><P><FONT size="2" face="Arial">************************************************************************</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial">The information contained in this message or any of its</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial">attachments is confidential and is intended for the exclusive</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial">use of the addressee. The information may also be legally</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial">privileged. The views expressed may not be company policy,</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial">but the personal views of the originator. If you are not the</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial">addressee, any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial">dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited.</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial">If you have received this message in error, please contact</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><A href="mailto:postmaster@exideuk.co.uk">postmaster@exideuk.co.uk</A> </FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial"><<A href="mailto:postmaster@exideuk.co.uk">mailto:postmaster@exideuk.co.uk</A>> and then delete this message. </FONT> </P><P><FONT size="2" face="Arial">Exide Technologies is an industrial and transportation battery</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial">producer and recycler with operations in 89 countries.</FONT> <BR><FONT size="2" face="Arial">Further information can be found at <A href="http://www.exide.com">www.exide.com</A></FONT> </P> <BR><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Ros-dev mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:Ros-dev@reactos.org">Ros-dev@reactos.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev">http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>