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posted by takyon on Thursday August 29 2019, @03:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the ten-years-too-late dept.

Microsoft today announced that it:

is supporting the addition of Microsoft's exFAT technology to the Linux kernel.

Microsoft has published the exFAT file system specification on its Windows Dev Center site.

While the code remains under copyright, Microsoft also stated that the exFAT code incorporated into the Linux kernel will be available under GPLv2.

We also support the eventual inclusion of a Linux kernel with exFAT support in a future revision of the Open Invention Network's Linux System Definition, where, once accepted, the code will benefit from the defensive patent commitments of OIN's 3040+ members and licensees.

It is noteworthy that there is already a free and open source exFAT driver available for FreeBSD and multiple Linux distributions, but it is not an official part of the Linux kernel due to the patent encumbrance of exFAT.

Also at TechCrunch and VentureBeat.


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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday August 29 2019, @03:06PM (2 children)

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday August 29 2019, @03:06PM (#887302) Journal

    Ewww! Gag me with a coke spoon!

    Microsoft deserves a collective "thank you" from the Linux community today.

    Who are these people?

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday August 29 2019, @03:55PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Thursday August 29 2019, @03:55PM (#887323) Journal

    I think I've seen some OK articles there before, but that author seems very cringe:

    https://betanews.com/author/brianfagioli/ [betanews.com]

    The majority of people in the world are illiterate -- including myself. No, I am not talking about being unable to read or write English or another language, but instead, the inability to code.

    [...] Microsoft will unveil new Surface devices in October, and Apple should be worried

    [...] Want a 120-inch 8K display with 5G connectivity? Sharp's got you, fam

    [...] Another day, another Linux distribution. Yeah, it can get a bit tedious reading about so many operating systems based on the open source kernel, so here at BetaNews we typically try to inform you about the better ones. You see, there are many garbage Linux distributions that can simply be ignored -- they are either low-quality or overly redundant. Ultimately, it all becomes noise, harming the Linux community overall. Yes, having too much choice can be a negative.

    [...] GNOME is undeniably the best desktop environment, but understandably, not everyone likes it. Hey, that's OK. Some folks like Pepsi despite Coke being, like, 1,000 times better. Such is life. Thankfully, with Linux, there are plenty of environments from which to choose, such as Xfce, Cinnamon, and KDE to name a few.

    [...] Linux Journal shuts down, because cheapskate Linux users don't spend money

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    • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Thursday August 29 2019, @04:25PM

      by fustakrakich (6150) on Thursday August 29 2019, @04:25PM (#887343) Journal

      The author's name was chosen to fit his work... Eh, everybody's a comic.

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