Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932379AbWAKRsa (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:48:30 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932398AbWAKRsa (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:48:30 -0500 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:28326 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S932352AbWAKRs3 (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:48:29 -0500 Subject: Re: FAT and Microsoft patent? From: Lee Revell To: Antonio Vargas Cc: Christopher Friesen , Roger Heflin , "linux-os (Dick Johnson)" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <69304d110601110757k73b8a099i305c21c99bb7f17c@mail.gmail.com> References: <43C528FC.1060408@nortel.com> <69304d110601110757k73b8a099i305c21c99bb7f17c@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:48:25 -0500 Message-Id: <1137001706.27255.56.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.5.4 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 547 Lines: 15 On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 16:57 +0100, Antonio Vargas wrote: > The linux-kernel implementation could be argued to be needed for > inter-operation with a parallel install of windows on a dual boot > machine ;) IANAL but I'm pretty sure there is no interoperability exception for patent infringement. Lee - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/