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FAT Filesystem
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:34 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
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!"
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:37 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
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."
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:15 am
by Tempus
i hope it gets over turned
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:59 pm
by [PX] Nebuchadnezzar
Tempus wrote:i hope it gets over turned
Keep Hoping
Microsoft's file system patent upheld
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:28 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
I think Tempus meant in another case. This is, afterall, the 3rd verdict handed down in the case.
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:33 pm
by Tempus
ya i ment I hope that they keep pushing to give M$ a kick in the arse at every turn