Open Source ExFAT File System Reaches 1.0 Status

Titus Andronicus writes "fuse-exfat, a GPLv3 implementation of the exFAT file system for Linux, FreeBSD, and OS X, has reached 1.0 status, according to an announcement from Andrew Nayenko, the primary developer. exFAT is a file system designed for sneaker-netting terabyte-scale files and groups of files on flash drives and memory cards between and among Windows, OS X, and consumer electronics devices. It was introduced by Microsoft in late 2006. Will fuse-exfat cut into Microsoft's juicy exFAT licensing revenue? Will Microsoft litigate fuse-exfat's developers and users into patent oblivion? Will there be a DKMS dynamic kernel module version of the software, similar to the ZFS on Linux project? All that remains to be seen. ReadWrite, The H, and Phoronix cover the story."

Comments

Re:This doesn't make sense to me

[Anonymous Coward]

You do know what a "Sneaker Net" is dont you ? I guess not. It is using media such as SD Card or USB stick or hard drive to move files from one location to another by walking ie on your feet that are wearing sneakers, also very similar to using a "V8" net as in "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a V8 station wagon loaded with tapes / drives hurtling across the country"

Re:They won't sue yet.

[Gadget_Guy]

Based on their previous actions, they will allow the use of this project in distros but will sue any commercial implementation that uses it. So they haven't sued Ubuntu or Mint, but have sued TomTom.