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

[Waldo Alvarez]

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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