/If you are just browsing packages. It is far better to look at the
package “group” pages. Like the Utilities Group page,/
//
Agreed, it is easier, at least, for me it was.That is what I used, I
didn't even know about the complete listing when I browsed the group
listings.:)
Those are some
On Mon, 14 Aug 2017, Ralf Quint wrote:
There are however patents on the way long file names are implemented on
FAT32 (https://www.google.com/patents/US5579517?dq=5,579,517,
https://www.google.com/patents/US5758352?dq=5,758,352)...
As far as I can tell, both of those patents have expired.
g.
On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 2:42 PM, Dale E Sterner wrote:
> Many people like a challenge. The big plus for exFAT
> is its huge file size and fast operating speed.
They like a challenge where *they* will benefit from working on it.
See "scratching a personal itch" in the post you are responding to.
Many people like a challenge. The big plus for exFAT
is its huge file size and fast operating speed.
These people who write DOS games face that
difficulty all the time; they might already have
some ideas. Time will tell.
cheers
DS
On Mon, 14 Aug 2017 14:27:45 -0400 dmccunney
writes:
> On Mon,
On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 2:15 PM, Ralf Quint wrote:
>> MS will jump on you if you try to use MS code. If you reverse engineer and
>> roll your own access programs, MS won't go after you. It's in their
>> interest to have the format readable on everything. As noted, support
>> on Linux exists.
On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Dale E Sterner wrote:
> On the other hand there seem to be a number of good
> open sorce programmers out there. Why not create
> another file system that does the same thing as exFAT
> but make it free. Flash card makers are paying dear
> to use exFAT. FREE would p
On 8/14/2017 9:52 AM, dmccunney wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 1:16 AM, Ralf Quint wrote:
>
>> And as exFAT is a encumbered with software patents by Micro$oft, there
>> won't be any support in FreeDOS (or any other Open Source OS) in the
>> foreseeable future...
> So is FAT16/FAT32, but those ar
On the other hand there seem to be a number of good
open sorce programmers out there. Why not create
another file system that does the same thing as exFAT
but make it free. Flash card makers are paying dear
to use exFAT. FREE would push MS out of the exFAT
business.
cheers
DS
On Mon, 14 Aug 201
On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 1:16 AM, Ralf Quint wrote:
> And as exFAT is a encumbered with software patents by Micro$oft, there
> won't be any support in FreeDOS (or any other Open Source OS) in the
> foreseeable future...
So is FAT16/FAT32, but those are supported pretty much everywhere.
MS will j
