Re: [debian-knoppix] DOS boot image for syslinux
Andreas,
I feel I was expressing a legitimate concern not crying fire. I also fail to understand why you are being so defensive and insulting. Perhaps after I get a clue you could get a life.....
Cio
EOT
----- Original Message -----
From: Andreas Kostyrka <andreas@mtg.co.at>
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2003 5:06 pm
Subject: Re: [debian-knoppix] DOS boot image for syslinux
> On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 03:54:26AM -0700, dan.graham@shaw.ca wrote:
> >
> >
> > With all due respect Andreas,
> > I was simply responding to news releases that M$ will be
> licensing manufactures of floppies, etc. that "contain a fat
> filesystem". Insofar as getting a clue would you be so kind as to
> suggest where to start? The syslinux/isolinux docs that I read have
> explicitly stated that fat is all that may be used with it. He goes
> so far as to state if you do not wish to use fat then use lilo or
> another boot loader. This is what caused me to have these concerns.
> As to the wording of the relevent MS patents I must confess ignorance.
> Well, the press release should contain a link to the "license
> program" for
> the FAT patents. And the press release may say many things, but
> consider the
> fact that FAT (pure simple FAT) is nowadays quite old. So old that any
> conceivable patents have expired.
> What is patented are some tricks that MS introduced in the 90s
> (Windows95 if I
> remember right), and that patents are offered by MS.
>
> Basically, before crying "fire in a crowded place", you should
> check if there
> is fire. And a press release is really not a trustworthy source for
> thatinformation.
>
> OTOH, if you consider PRs as trustworthy, I have some news for you ;)
>
> MS: GPL is evil, communistic, antiamerican, etc.
> SCO: Linux is illegal, GPL is invalid, etc.
I am in no way suggesting
>
> Another thing to consider if debian-knoppix is the right place to
> cry "fire".
> Considering that any infringing code (if there is such) is actually
> in Linux
> kernel.
>
> Andreas
>
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