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    Do FAT patents mean trouble for Linux?

    Go it from another Forum

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has recently granted Microsoft permission to patent the FAT filesystem. It's only a matter of time before Microsoft starts charging royalties for the use of it's FAT filesystem (why else would they want to patent it?).

    Since the GPL states that Linux cannot be distributed if it contains patented code that requires royalties, what do you think this mean for the future of Linux and other products that use the FAT filesystems. Do you think Microsoft is crazy enough to enforce such a patent?
    What you think ?
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    Re: Do FAT patents mean trouble for Linux?

    From my side, I think yes, they're crazy enough to use it... Just hope they will not.
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      Re: Do FAT patents mean trouble for Linux?

      Originally posted by whoiam55
      Go it from another Forum

      The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has recently granted Microsoft permission to patent the FAT filesystem. It's only a matter of time before Microsoft starts charging royalties for the use of it's FAT filesystem (why else would they want to patent it?).

      Since the GPL states that Linux cannot be distributed if it contains patented code that requires royalties, what do you think this mean for the future of Linux and other products that use the FAT filesystems. Do you think Microsoft is crazy enough to enforce such a patent?
      What you think ?
      Won't linux users only not be able to partition their drives using FAT? They can still use a win98 bootdisk and fdisk a FAT partition, or us PMagic (if you dual boot). Maybe I don't understand the article (I read it at Neowin.net and didn't understand there either...)

      Also, we'll soon see them bragging about the FAT filesystem on their Get The Facts (Anti-Linux) page...
      <br /><br />*temp. hiatus from forums due to comp + net broken* :&#039;(
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        Re: Do FAT patents mean trouble for Linux?

        I think that they will ask linux developers and users to make us pay to be able to read FAT partitions...
        Isn't it possible ?
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          Re: Do FAT patents mean trouble for Linux?

          What? No FAT jokes here yet?

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          A linux diskette walks into a bar and orders a beer.  The Microsoft bartender sets down the beer and says, "for you, no charge!"

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          wow! Was that even a joke?! Mod this post +5Dumb.

          lameness filter detected. Abort! Abort! Abo;l00-(0-_))- 8*(^&# NO CARRIER
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            Re: Do FAT patents mean trouble for Linux?

            Originally posted by skoal
            What? No FAT jokes here yet?

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            A linux diskette walks into a bar and orders a beer. The Microsoft bartender sets down the beer and says, "for you, no charge!"

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            Yo' patent so FAT that its graduation picture was an ariel.

            (Only slightly lamer than yours, skoal.)
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              Re: Do FAT patents mean trouble for Linux?

              Hey! My good buddy roo is here! In your honor, just to wet your apetite, I made a comic for you.  This is just an appetizer, and I promise a better one is in store...
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                Re: Do FAT patents mean trouble for Linux?

                Aren't most Hollywood health resorts full of FAT patents? Oh, no, that's patients, and I can't even draw cartoons!!!!!
                I wish I was the man my dog thinks I am.<br /><br />Registered Linux User No. 402825
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                  Re: Do FAT patents mean trouble for Linux?

                  A'ight, this ones for all my kubuntu homies. Mad props to arooaroo for getting the juices flowin'...
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                    #10
                    Re: Do FAT patents mean trouble for Linux?

                    Why would I want to use a F'd up Allocation Table.....
                    I am sure not formating my hard drive with it and no one uses diskettes anymore!!!  I dont even have a floppy drive anymore..
                    CD/DVD's are our freinds
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