[ros-general] Microsoft wants royalties for use of FAT

[Andrew "Silver Blade" Greenwood]

I don't see why it would be illegal? Surely continuing to use FAT could
result in more legal problems than to just "roll your own"?

What would be really good is if a new file system was developed, and then
drivers made for Linux and Windows to enable the new file system to be used
with those operating systems. Better yet would be to design a file system
that would be compatible with the attributes and security descriptors these
platforms use (if they are different, which I suspect they are.) How this
could be done, I'm not sure. But it could have a more positive than negative
result.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Campbell" <eek2121 at comcast.net>
To: <ros-general at reactos.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [ros-general] Microsoft wants royalties for use of FAT


> ummm...okay, a new filesystem isn't illegal and it wouldn't piss off
anyone.
>
> KJK::Hyperion wrote:
>
> > At 15.57 05/12/2003, you wrote:
> >
> >> Suppose someone comes up with a new improved file system design ...
> >> [...]
> >
> >
> > sorry, but this has to be the dumbest idea I've ever heard.
> > Impressive: a way to piss off the FSF, Microsoft, the patent office
> > and ReactOS users *at the same time*. Illegal too, I suspect
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