Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 19:06:04 +0100 From: Kurt Jaeger <pi@freebsd.org> To: info@freebsdfoundation.org Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Checking if exFAT can be used unrestricted now ? Message-ID: <20191230180604.GE1258@fc.opsec.eu> In-Reply-To: <1921981.4WAli8B44Z@no.place.like.home>
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Hi! Please have a look at this posting in ports@: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2019-December/117385.html > As of last August, Microsoft have relaxed the patent > restrictions on exFAT[1]. > Can the Makefile LICENSE_PERMS_MSPAT restrictions be removed from > sysutils/fusefs-exfat? Might exFAT make it into the FreeBSD base > system (like msdosfs) one day? > [1] https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/opensource/2019/08/28/exfat-linux-kernel/ During the discussion the question came up if the Foundation can get in touch with Microsoft, see http://aka.ms/celaiplicensing and get a clear statement from them about the use in the ports tree ? -- pi@FreeBSD.org +49 171 3101372 One year to go !
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