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Denis Brown
<dsbrown at cyllene. To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
uwa.edu.au> cc:
Sent by: Subject: Re: [plug] M$ to patent FAT and charge for it
plug-admin at plug.l
inux.org.au
05/12/2003 12:55
PM
Please respond to
plug
>Richard Meyer noted that MS were licensing the FAT.
>Given that this isn't a troll, surely the FAT is by now well into the
>public domain? After all it arose yonks ago and MS has taken no action
>until now. So this IS a troll, right?? Either that, or a very smart
>(and belated?) move to force out file system compatibility.
No troll. See also http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/34348.html
They want $0.25 per per video cam, still cam, these USB thumb jobbies, and,
and ...
RichardM