Re: [ros-dev] FAT Opinion

[nitro2k01]

FAT32 limits file sizes to 4 GB.

                                        /nitro2k01

On 1/11/06, Rick Langschultz <rlangschultz(a)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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