Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:13:11 +0100 From: Stefan Esser <se@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: exfat driver as a gsoc project: mentors wanted Message-ID: <fe97149c-2c77-4faa-91e3-ac8f9b0089be@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <Z46kIBZrUMov408S@fuz.su> References: <86B4B4D0-2B25-4632-B9BE-AE65633AE165.ref@yahoo.com> <86B4B4D0-2B25-4632-B9BE-AE65633AE165@yahoo.com> <Z46kIBZrUMov408S@fuz.su>
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Am 20.01.25 um 20:29 schrieb Robert Clausecker: > No, though 2027 is only two years away, so if we cannot join the OIN, > we only have to keep the driver out-of-tree for that long worst case. Having a driver ready (and internally tested without a public release) would be a good preparation for 2027. BTW: 2 of the relevant patents have been filed 2009-02-20: Hash based file name lookup: https://www.freepatentsonline.com/8321439.html Contiguous file allocation: https://www.freepatentsonline.com/8606830.html IIUC, these would not expire before 2029? > As for “hosted in Europe:” Europe does not have software patents, > so we can basically ignore the ExFAT patents if development is done > in Europe independently of any US entity. I'm not convinced that hosting in Europe would be safe, but I do remember that the patented IDEA crypto code had been imported, but was not built unless a non-standard build option was used. Regards, STefan
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