> > > On 10/09/2015 16:24, Kevin Davis wrote: > > Further leading me to guess that any actual use of those > > implementations could lead to you actually needing to hire a real > > attorney and not one that you find on YouTube. > > The good thing is that attorneys have already figured it out. IBM figured out > a few years ago how to work around Microsoft's patents, and that's how > FAT32 (and more specifically long file names) are implemented in Linux.
Ah. I wasn't in the room when they figured it out. And I've never seen their written opinion. Is it documented somewhere? >From my viewpoint, I wouldn't worry too much if I was an IBM attorney either. >I can only imagine the cross licensing agreements between Microsoft and IBM. >Was this opinion part of OSDL? Thanks, Kevin > > Paolo
