[Tfug] Looks like Microsoft is really getting greedy.

[Neil Short]

Bummer.
We all should have known not to treat FAT as a
"universal" file system. It sure is handy since
everything supports it.

I use a fat32 partition to move files between ext2 and
UFS (FreeBSD). Mounting UFS from Linux and mounting
EXT2 from FreeBSD are each a pain in the neck.

However, I suspect EXT2 is the most likely candidate
for a free replacement to FAT.


--- Bob O'Connell <reo88 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Saw this on a Digital Camera mailing list.
> 
>
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> Microsoft's FAT charges                             
>     Thu, 4 Dec
> 
> Microsoft will soon be charging manufacturers of
> flash memory card
> devices and those which use them $0.25 per unit or
> up to $250,000
> to use the FAT filesystem. For those who are unaware
> the FAT file
> system was developed by Microsoft back in 1976 and
> has become the
> standard file system for all digital still
> cameras....
> 
>
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0312/03120403microsoftisfat.asp
> 
> 
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