Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 25 Sep 2013 22:43:25 +0200 | From | Alexander Holler <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] add exFAT driver |
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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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