The patnet of vfat have been rejected 2004
http://www.pubpat.org/Protecting.htm#FAT%20PATENT
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From: "Murphy, Ged (Bolton)" <MurphyG(a)cmpbatteries.co.uk>
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Sent: den 11 January 2006 13:48
Subject: RE: [ros-dev] Patent on FAT
> Ge van Geldorp wrote:
>
> > AFAIK, it is about storing both a long and a short filename
> > for the same
> > file in the same directory.
> >
> > GvG
>
> Do we really need the ability to store short file names?
> Can we not just remove that feature entirely?
>
> Ged.
>
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Patent on FATit is not affcetc us, if i rember right the paten is invaild.
and ms did say from beginer any one have right to use VFAT
as I recall
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From: Murphy, Ged (Bolton)
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Sent: den 11 January 2006 12:18
Subject: [ros-dev] Patent on FAT
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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** Reply to note from David Hinz <post.center(a)gmail.com> Sat, 07 Jan 2006 20:36:55 +0100
Hi,
..[...]...
> They need a slim and reliable OS, not something fat that does
> everything Windows XP does.
That's right. But that's a fact for 99% office users.
> And which OS could be used for this laptop? Windows is to big,
Unstable, expensive ...
> linux is big, but could be made smaller (a lot of work).
See Damn Small Linux, delilinux, puppy-linux and so on.
> I don't know how these people think about us, but I think we could at
> least ask them, it's worth a try.
>
I use OS/2 Warp 3 and 4 for aged PCs. It works fine, is reliable,
stable and fast. Typesetting with VTeX (Micropress) and lout (3.29),
easy drawings with PMDraw (EWS from 1992) and I am able to create
semi-professionel printwork. More about this typewriter deluxe (only
in german): http://www.uwe-borchert.de/
CPU : Intel P166, IBM/Cyrix 686 PR166+ or higher ... clocked
less then 200 MHz (from 133 to 166 MHz) and reduced core
voltage to keep thermal stability with passiv cooling,
to lower the energy consumtion and the noise ...
RAM : from 64 to 128 MB
others : mainly GA586** Mainboards, CD-Burner, cheap RTL8130 ethernet,
old graphic adaptors with S3 or Matrox chips ...
I hope that reactos will become the next alternativ OS, Linux is still
not realy useable for my kind of work. I use and test linux since 10
years, but at the begining there was a lack of apps, and now there is a
lack of cheap(est) Hardware. OS/2 is not free. Reactos can solve all
problems!(?)
Btw: DSL and Knoppix do not boot on any(?) AMD-K5 and IBM/Cyrix 686
systems. You need a 100% Intel compatible CPU. Intel Pentium classic,
Celeron, AMD-K6-II should work. But a big number of the faster CPUs
need to much power. So you need fans, get more noise, another part to
collapse ... :-(
MfG (Mit freundlichen Gruessen/with friendly greetings)
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76137 Karlsruhe Tel: (+721) 82 00 188
http://laptop.media.mit.edu/
I sent them an e-mail about using ReactOS on their
$100 laptop. It could run Win programs (probably
more needed by students).
laptop @ media . mit . edu
Could ROS be a viable alternative to using Linux?
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Hi,
So here is the first in what I hope to be quarterly reports. In future
reports I will provide more detail such as charts and graphs if I feel
so inclined. Depending on how much goes on in a period we may make it
every 6 months instead of every 3 months. Basically this report just
covers what has gone on during the 0.2.x development and where we plan
on going. Developers that I spoke with in private or that I have
worked with are listed here as to the project I know you have or are
working on. If your not listed please add yourself to
http://www.reactos.org/wiki/index.php/People_of_ReactOS
Also could someone convert this from Microsoft Word to OpenOffice and
or PDF and check the formatting of the doc? I lack good artistic skill
so feel free to make corrections before spamming it anywhere. I think
I spelled all the names right. Sorry if I left off any accent.
Also as a final note if I left of your project or did not give it the
coverage you feel it deserves do not take it personal. We are working
on a massive project and I have not even talked to all of the people
with commit access let alone know all of the things people are working
on. I have tried to keep the information here as general as possible
except where I feel that the public may have interest.
Thanks
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Steven Edwards - ReactOS and Wine developer
"There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and
that is an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo
-Oz does not optimze loop like remove calc from loop that can done outside
and other nice stuff.. it feal -Oz is slower that -O3. I use -O3 in DBG=1
and standard setting for DBG=0 it feal that release build being slower that
DBG=1 with -O3. The O3 slight produst lite biger exe files. but alot better
optimze for speed that -Oz.
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From: "Thomas Weidenmueller" <w3seek(a)reactos.com>
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Sent: den 4 January 2006 14:43
Subject: Re: [ros-dev] Optimization Proposal
> Royce Mitchell III wrote:
> > I read somewhere that sometimes "optimized for size" is actually faster
> > than "optimized for speed" in modern processors.
>
> Generally that's true. But I don't know if there's a noticeable
> difference in ReactOS ;)
>
> - Thomas
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Why not have threelevel of DBG
0 = DBG off
1 = as now
2 = -O2 with debug on.
and release build should change from -Oz to -O3
to gain more speed. the size is not a issue make it faster.
if the exe file are large or smaller- the large one can be faster that the
small one.
That is what I think
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ge van Geldorp" <gvg(a)reactos.org>
To: "'ReactOS Development List'" <ros-dev(a)reactos.org>
Sent: den 4 January 2006 09:35
Subject: RE: [ros-dev] Optimization Proposal
> > - -O2 means easier debugging. This point is really important
> > because until I realized how true it was, I didn't want to
> > bring this up. Here is a pseudo(but real) disassembly of
> > something I've seen in my dbg = 1 kernel binary while debugging:
>
> ... Lots of code
>
> > This is how it looks with -O2
>
> ... Far less code
>
> > I hope we can all agree on which one of these is readable.
>
> For me the most readable is the source form, not the disassembly.
Compiling
> with optimization turned on means the correspondence between source and
> object forms is often broken, making tracing hard. Local variables are
often
> kept in registers instead of on the stack and are much harder to inspect.
>
> Since I seem to be just about the only one using a source-level debugger
(I
> really cannot understand how the rest of you can live without it, but
that's
> just my opinion <g>) I don't want to block the switch to -O2, but please
> create an easy way to switch it off.
>
> GvG
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Happy New Year Casper
&
Happy New Year People !
--- Casper Hornstrup <ch(a)csh-consult.dk> a écrit :
> Happy New Year to you all!
>
Kind regards,
Sylvain Petreolle (aka Usurp)
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Tired of a proprietary Windows on your computer ?
Use free ReactOS instead ( http://www.reactos.org )
The ReactOS Team has released version 0.2.9 of it's operating system,
designed to be compatible with the Windows NT5 model. This release
brings improvements to the network model allowing applications such as
firefox to run, significant improvements to the Plug and Play now
provide a basic working model able to detect and load drivers, plus many
other feature additions and bug fixes.
The full changelog can be found:
http://www.reactos.org/wiki/index.php/ChangeLog-0.2.9
It can be downloaded at:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=6553&package_id=6629
I want to personally send a big "Thanks" to all those developers that
made this project what it has become!
Brandon
ReactOS is coming along really well...
A simple change in the next release would make a LOT of difference...
Change from a Serif font to a Sans Serif Font...
The Serif Font which is the current default just looks clunky and
doesn't look right.
Other than that, things are coming along GREAT!!!
I like the new VMWare Player Image. Great idea!
Another thought... Why not change the word "Start" on the Start
button to "React"?
:)
Great work people!
I can't wait until I can use ReactOS as my "Daily Driver".
I wish I had programming skills so I could contribute something.
I can write documentation. I might be able to help with that...
Regards,
Al Hartman
Philadelphia, PA
