linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] add exFAT driver

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Message-ID: <52434AED.3000104@ahsoftware.de>
Date:	Wed, 25 Sep 2013 22:43:25 +0200
From:	Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	STAGING SUBSYSTEM <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Benjamin Valentin <benpicco@...at.fu-berlin.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add exFAT driver

Am 25.09.2013 22:21, schrieb Greg Kroah-Hartman:
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 09:28:56PM +0200, Alexander Holler wrote:

>> Maybe a silly question, but isn't exFAT protected by some MS owned
>> patents which might drive Linux users into the hand of MS lawyers as
>> already happened with FAT? It would make me wonder if not. Maybe you
>> could ask Samsung about that too, when you are there.
>
> Because Samsung released the code under the GPLv2, and their lawyers
> understand what that means, should answer any question you might have
> about this.
>
> thanks,

I'll have to thank for the clarification.

Alexander Holler

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