Re: [ros-dev] Patent on FAT

[nitro2k01]

I haven't seen the patant documents, but doesn't this mean that any
file system which stores both long and short file names on the same
volume would be theoreticlly affected?

                                       /nitro2k01

On 1/11/06, Casper Hornstrup <ch(a)eudicon.com> wrote:
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>  The patent is about storing short and long filenames on the same volume.
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>  In theory ReactOS violates that patent, but the patent has yet to be proven
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>  valid (as with many other technology patents). To fix it, we can make the
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>  support for this optional, so people in countries who honour US patents can
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>  disable the support.
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>  Casper
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>  From: ros-dev-bounces(a)reactos.org [mailto:[e-mail]] On
>  Behalf Of Murphy, Ged (Bolton)
>  Sent: 11. januar 2006 12:19
>  To: 'ros-dev(a)reactos.org'
>  Subject: [ros-dev] Patent on FAT
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>  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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