[ale] vfat patent

[Bob Toxen]

On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 05:09:36PM -0500, Danny Cox wrote:
> Sean,

> On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 10:09, Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
> > My understanding is that vfat is based upon fat,
> > which memory tells me is closely related to CPM.
> > Is that correct?
> > 
> > That is, does CPM (or was it CP/M) consitiute "prior
> > art?"

> 	Yes, but I read somewhere (The Reg?) that M$ is enforcing their patent
> on "long file names" that they added to FAT....
Probably eventually intending to kill Samba.  I suspect that there is
"prior art" and "obviousness" such that a competent Patent Office should
have rejected their patent.

> -- 
> kernel, n.: A part of an operating system that preserves the
> medieval traditions of sorcery and black art.

> Danny

Bob