[arch-dev-public] our FAT support and Microsoft

[Tobias Powalowski]

Am Sonntag 03 Mai 2009 schrieb Andreas Radke:
> Am Fri, 3 Apr 2009 07:59:37 +0200 (CEST)
>
> schrieb Andreas Radke <a.radke at arcor.de>:
> > http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/jzemlin/2009/03/31/on-the-tomtom-
> >settlement-microsoft-rolls-back-its-%E2%80%9Copen%E2%80%9D-promises/
> >
> > I haven't done further investigations but it seems we should take care
> > about keep supporting the FAT file system.
> >
> > How is the state with NTFS? Is the license situation there more safe?
> >
> > Opinions?
> >
> > -Andy
>
> Kernel developers are working on it:
>
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.file-systems/31491/
>
> We might think to use this option in our next kernel packages.
>
> -Andy
really, why to restrict vfat that way? 
Think of usbsticks with fat format, thats horrible imho.

greetings
tpowa
-- 
Tobias Powalowski
Archlinux Developer & Package Maintainer (tpowa)
http://www.archlinux.org
tpowa at archlinux.org
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