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exfat kernel driver #3439

Closed mrdominuzq closed 10 years ago

mrdominuzq commented 10 years ago

would it make any sense to include this https://github.com/dorimanx/exfat-nofuse instead of the fuse module :)?

fritsch commented 10 years ago

Last time there was a big fat patent warning - so be careful in that area.

mrdominuzq commented 10 years ago

samsung released it under gpl.

mrdominuzq commented 10 years ago

http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/samsungs-exfat-linux-driver-now-gpl-compliant

stefansaraev commented 10 years ago

there is still big fat patent warning. GPL has nothing to do here.

mrdominuzq commented 10 years ago

so it's a no, perfect :) closing this now :)

fritsch commented 10 years ago

It's a "no - with reason given". Not that much fun to get sued by Samsung.

mrdominuzq commented 10 years ago

no of course not ;)

stefansaraev commented 10 years ago

samsung is not in a position to sue anyone. iirc they were forced to make it gpl because they violated it.. the point is: "hey its gpl" doesnt give us the rights to distribute it with OE. we did not pay license to M$ did we ? not sure if that applies to exfat-fuse, I'd guess so. people should avoid using exFAT at any cost. it's a trap.

mrdominuzq commented 10 years ago

so maybe we shouldnt ship exfat-fuse just in case :)

stefansaraev commented 10 years ago

I would remove it immediately. but I am not the one to decide so.

mrdominuzq commented 10 years ago

should this issue be opened again ?

fritsch commented 10 years ago

Nope - keep it closed. We just like talking to you :-)

mrdominuzq commented 10 years ago

i know that hahaha :)