[Tfug] Looks like Microsoft is really getting greedy.

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I vote for XFS!

&Leo();

Neil Short wrote:

>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.
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>--- Bob O'Connell <reo88 at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>>Saw this on a Digital Camera mailing list.
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>>Microsoft's FAT charges                             
>>    Thu, 4 Dec
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>>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....
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>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0312/03120403microsoftisfat.asp
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