ntfs kernel module

Dan Hollis goemon at anime.net
Tue Oct 26 19:33:43 UTC 2004


On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 11:27:42AM -0700, Dan Hollis wrote:
> > Surely if there were a patent problem then ntfs wouldnt be included in 
> > the stock kernel? Or is linus mistaken?
> Each company makes its own calls having evaulated patent claims and done
> searches. 

Please forward me the contact information for the redhat legal counsel who 
determined ntfs-readonly is patent encumbered while samba and rdesktop are 
not.

I asked this exact question more than two years ago and have yet to get 
a response.

-Dan




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