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

[Andrew "Silver Blade" Greenwood]

It's a shame that both Linux and Windows have stuff that is "proprietary"
to
their file system, like the security info, etc. but unfortunately there
doesn't seem to be an easy way around that.

If there was a kind of file system that would allow both Windows and Linux
(and other OSes, possibly?) to store data (including security info) and be
compatible with each other, I'm pretty sure that even as a standalone driver
and not just part of ReactOS, it'd go down well with a lot of people,
especially if it was "marketed" the right way.

Think of it... A universal file system that is also free.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Waldo Alvarez" <wac(a)ghost.matcom.uh.cu>
To: <ros-general(a)reactos.com>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [ros-general] Microsoft wants royalties for use of FAT


>   On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, Richard Campbell wrote:
>
>  > ummm...okay, a new filesystem isn't illegal and it wouldn't piss off
anyone.
> >   
>  I like the idea. Something compatible with NTFS patent free. But it surely
>  will piss off some people. I know lot's of people that simply do not use
>  NTFS because their old Win9x bootable disks can't read FAT. I have heard
>  them say. Sh.. Win2k locked my hard drive, I had to format the drive in
>  order to reinstall the system. :)). I think it could be solved if reactos
>  give you the choce to create such bootable disks able to recognize such
>  new filesystem. Also dual booting will be impossible without creating
>  other partitions and that's bad specially in the current stage of ROS
>  where people will start to try it. I beleive that the best choice is.
>
>  Let's keep with NTFS and FAT and with time design a new patent free
>  filesystem. If M$ complaints then we take away the drivers and ppl will be
>  able to get them from previous releases. The FSF did that with XMMS and
>  patents with MP3s.
>
>  Best Regards
>  Waldo
>
>
>  > 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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