Re: [PATCH] add exFAT driver

[Alexander Holler]

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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