Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:27:10 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Suggestion Message-ID: <20316.61054.641283.768702@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <CAHieY7RZGOHCemqEZ5_CERy8sPotNe49jQw4%2BNe6pdapg%2B8eqg@mail.gmail.com> References: <BAY171-W64121B6717CA5192AF5C7A88540@phx.gbl> <201203102331.33701.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> <20120311035326.GC23967@hemlock.hydra> <201203111123.54809.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> <20120311071216.0cee5934@scorpio> <CAHieY7RZGOHCemqEZ5_CERy8sPotNe49jQw4%2BNe6pdapg%2B8eqg@mail.gmail.com>
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Alejandro Imass writes: > >> > > FAT rules! > >> > > >> > Uh . . . what? > >> > >> It is on every phone, every camera, every toaster ... > > The only reason it's so popular is not precisely for good design. I can think of two: Its properties are well understood. There are a multitude of drivers, at least some well-coded. Many are even open source. :-) And for one of its tasks - as a format for media to be read by multiple devices, presumably under the control of/with the permission of a single person - what exactly is the better alternative? Robert Huff
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