Re: [Freedos-user] FAT and other file systems
On Fri, 2006-01-13 at 14:14 +, James Tabor wrote: There is no way around this, unless someone will write a disclaimer, Before you install FreeDos, do you want to enable Fat32 Patented Features? We are facing the same issue with Ros. When I use FreeDos, I use the basic 8.3 file system, so I don't see that as a major problem. The point here is the patent is about LFN, basic 8.3 is not effected. Then dont include the patented stuff. Make it an alternative download as linux has done with MP3 support. CWSIV --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnkkid=103432bid=230486dat=121642 ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FAT and other file systems
Christian Voß wrote: Hi, I can't understand that you talk only about linux filesystems as an alternative. There are more options like i.e. HFS, HFS+ and FFS. And HFS /HFS+ are under GPL so we can use it without repressions. And I think it is not more difficult to write HFS or FFS in the kernel of FreeDOS than ReiserFS or XFS or all the other candidates. Would JFS (journalling file system) be considered an alternative? -- TomLeeM / BigWarpGuy * * http://tomleem.homestead.com * * * * Director of Communications - * - Linkmaster * * * * * * * * * OS/2 Warp - eComStation Org * * OS/2 World * * * * * * * * * http://www.os2ecs.org * * http://www.os2world.com * * * * Supporting Past OS/2 Users and Future eCS Users * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FAT and other file systems
2006/1/14, Tom Lee Mullins [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Christian Voß wrote: Hi, I can't understand that you talk only about linux filesystems as an alternative. There are more options like i.e. HFS, HFS+ and FFS. And HFS /HFS+ are under GPL so we can use it without repressions. And I think it is not more difficult to write HFS or FFS in the kernel of FreeDOS than ReiserFS or XFS or all the other candidates.Would JFS (journalling file system) be considered an alternative? HFS isn't a JFS and it is more stable then FAT. And HFS is under GPL. --TomLeeM / BigWarpGuy * * http://tomleem.homestead.com * ** * Directorof Communications - * - Linkmaster** * * * * ** *OS/2 Warp - eComStation Org * * OS/2 World ** * * * * ** * http://www.os2ecs.org* * http://www.os2world.com* ** * Supporting Past OS/2 Users and Future eCS Users * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *--- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log filesfor problems?Stop!Download the new AJAX search engine that makessearching your log files as easy as surfing theweb.DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637alloc_id=16865op=click___Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.nethttps://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] FAT and other file systems
Hi, I can't understand that you talk only about linux filesystems as an alternative. There are more options like i.e. HFS, HFS+ and FFS. And HFS /HFS+ are under GPL so we can use it without repressions. And I think it is not more difficult to write HFS or FFS in the kernel of FreeDOS than ReiserFS or XFS or all the other candidates.
Re: [Freedos-user] FAT and other file systems
Hi, Christian Voß wrote: Hi, I can't understand that you talk only about linux filesystems as an alternative. There are more options like i.e. HFS, HFS+ and FFS. And HFS /HFS+ are under GPL so we can use it without repressions. And I think it is not more difficult to write HFS or FFS in the kernel of FreeDOS than ReiserFS or XFS or all the other candidates. There is no way around this, unless someone will write a disclaimer, Before you install FreeDos, do you want to enable Fat32 Patented Features? We are facing the same issue with Ros. When I use FreeDos, I use the basic 8.3 file system, so I don't see that as a major problem. The point here is the patent is about LFN, basic 8.3 is not effected. Thanks, James --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv37alloc_id865op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
