linux-kernel - Re: CONFIG_VFAT_FS

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Message-ID: <alpine.LSU.2.00.0907081421240.6724@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:23:06 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
To:	tridge@...ba.org
cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Martin Steigerwald <Martin@...htvoll.de>,
	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, john.lanza@...ux.com,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	Dave Kleikamp <shaggy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, corbet@....net,
	jcm@...masters.org, James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com
Subject: Re: CONFIG_VFAT_FS_DUALNAMES regressions


On Wednesday 2009-07-08 12:48, tridge@...ba.org wrote:
>
> - some vendors may decide not to use Linux, and switch to embedded
>   windows instead if we don't have a clearly supported way of
>   avoiding these patents in the Linux kernels.

I perceive that:
Linux is primarily about doing things the right way, not about making
the largest userbase (it is a welcomed side-effect though).
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