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FAT patentFAT patentPosted Feb 26, 2009 13:04 UTC (Thu) by dufkaf (subscriber, #10358)In reply to: FAT patent by dr_lha Parent article: Microsoft sues TomTom Yes but then linux kernel FAT driver is not used at all, usb storage is block device. It is up to the host computer and its FAT driver to write there.
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FAT patent Posted Feb 26, 2009 14:03 UTC (Thu) by klaasjan (guest, #5492) [Link]
I think the navigation unit has to be able to read it's FAT-formatted filesystem to display the maps written there...
FAT patent Posted Feb 26, 2009 20:08 UTC (Thu) by dufkaf (subscriber, #10358) [Link]
You're right, completely forgot about this. But still, aren't those patents about methods of _writing_ long and short file names? Once it is so cleverly and innovativelly written you just read it, no space for creativity there. Would a read only driver violate patent too?
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