FAT Filesystem

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:34 am

M$ recently defended their copyright of this filesystem and won:

http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/ip/tech/fat.asp

Linux distros utilizing FAT may be charged a royalty.

In current news, Linux distros say "FAT? I gave up on that for ext3 years ago!"

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:37 am

Wow, apparently there was more to this:

http://news.com.com/Microsofts+file+sys ... g=nefd.top

Public Patent Foundation President Dan Ravicher said his organization disagreed with the Patent Office's conclusions and offered a broader critique.

"Microsoft has won a debate where they were the only party allowed to speak, in that the patent re-examination process bars the public from rebutting arguments made by Microsoft," he told CNET News.com. "We still believe these patents are invalid and that a process that gave the public equal time to present its positions would result in them being found as such."

Tempus · Post by **Tempus** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:15 am

i hope it gets over turned

[PX] Nebuchadnezzar · Post by **[PX] Nebuchadnezzar** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:59 pm

Tempus wrote:i hope it gets over turned

Keep Hoping
Microsoft's file system patent upheld

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:28 pm

I think Tempus meant in another case. This is, afterall, the 3rd verdict handed down in the case.

Tempus · Post by **Tempus** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:33 pm

ya i ment I hope that they keep pushing to give M$ a kick in the arse at every turn