From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 11 14:46:37 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 43CF9106566B for ; Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:46:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aimass@yabarana.com) Received: from mail-iy0-f182.google.com (mail-iy0-f182.google.com [209.85.210.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A1BA8FC0C for ; Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:46:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iahk25 with SMTP id k25so6978252iah.13 for ; Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:46:36 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :x-gm-message-state; bh=MxvECt+fFOnl3Vw3Jgj5YzhB7IYpBoIRPHTHjAqOBdg=; b=dfdecHPwJBrrioTz/5NC9DzZeDrxEWiruQqRZ8ufdBEtaLyYUj/8wn2Y3xMiEJxkCf RvkCfr8FnXlTAnj5kJExUuUUrvhBwkjaOh75d1KxacF8jkoo35hJSFLdbJ7d7weh3QMm jCQXJQLiqLIjoVRqAXv4ZWX5bnSYSrUhXNwZKZXx4xI/pPGWBcHka40mf8USPYsMYjeA dN47BVr5DMidNhDtap1KZkgoMwru60PDaIiUvVhvGUVQBAlQ9Ym9uvLIVt6dEQZDOUev WsbhHz3dY0wjUrIM4CTIM6c8ogFhvog3W5qHQ5Gl7HEXYtBwisxWJ6uUoEKha2O4WFos FBfA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.89.233 with SMTP id br9mr14423047igb.48.1331477196610; Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:46:36 -0700 (PDT) Sender: aimass@yabarana.com Received: by 10.231.74.138 with HTTP; Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:46:36 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20120311071216.0cee5934@scorpio> References: <201203102331.33701.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> <20120311035326.GC23967@hemlock.hydra> <201203111123.54809.erichfreebsdlist@ovitrap.com> <20120311071216.0cee5934@scorpio> Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:46:36 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: EV95JOpkVG24gigxpMFOdl2Vhoo Message-ID: From: Alejandro Imass To: FreeBSD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnH8Ae0VlpdhhSyjZ9MLvRXxLiueLCHcaaezwDeBMfakoCycGCrkaFzf5WDDSK0w/Bcz904 Subject: Re: Suggestion X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:46:37 -0000 On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 7:12 AM, Jerry wrote: > On Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:23:54 +0700 > Erich Dollansky articulated: > >> > > FAT rules! >> > >> > Uh . . . what? >> >> It is on every phone, every camera, every toaster ... > > And for a very good reason; it is virtually universally usable by any > operating system. However, the "exFAT" system is becoming more > prevalent due to its more versatile design. > The only reason it's so popular is not precisely for good design. It's only because of Microsoft's dominance of the market. They achieved this dominance not by providing good software, but rather by user the drug dealer's / gangster model in which they are very lax about people copying their crappy software, and then pressuring them into paying out with the BSA. Meanwhile, people became dependent (addicted) to their file formats such as xls and doc, in a vicious cycle making Microsoft ever more powerful over people's will. They didn't kill off the competition by providing better products and services, they just bullied their way through by threatening distributors and hardware manufacturers, and later consumers. Today, Microsoft is still doing this by providing "free software" to third world schools and governments, much like Nestle does by providing "free powdered milks and baby formula" in Africa, or like Monsanto does when providing super seeds to struggling farmers. As I heard someone say recently "if Al Capone were alive today he'd run a tech company". -- Alejandro Imass