M$ to license FAT

[James Knott]

William Park wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 08, 2003 at 01:02:17PM -0500, Robert Brockway wrote:
> 
>>Maybe the manufacturers of these devices will change to another
>>filesytem (they can take their pick from many choices available in
>>Linux & BSD) in order to avoid paying the licencing fees.
> 
> 
> Wishful thinking... If you're selling $500 digital camera, would you be
> complaining that you have to pay $0.25 license fee (or whatever it is)?
> 

My impression was that it applies to the removable devices, such as the 
memory "disks".  Incidenally, my camera uses 8.3 file names.  Does that 
mean I can get my $0.25 back from his Billyness?  ;-)


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