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So if I understand correctly, the situation is: MS is pledging not to assert patents on "Linux", but the kernel code for exfat isn't upstreamed into the officia
by rcthompson 8y ago
So if I understand correctly, the situation is: MS is pledging not to assert patents on "Linux", but the kernel code for exfat isn't upstreamed into the official Linux kernel code, so the pledge doesn't apply to any patents on exfat (patents which MS has already used in past lawsuits). Have I got that right?
- dcbadacd 8y agoPretty much.
- HankB99 8y agoI'm confused. An entire paragraph scraped from a ZDNet article [0] states: >>In a conversation, Erich Andersen, Microsoft's corporate vice president and chief intellectual property (IP) counsel -- that is, Microsoft top patent person -- added: We "pledge our entire patent portfolio to the Linux system. That's not just the Linux kernel, but other packages built on it." And I note "entire patent portfolio" to the Linux system. Wouldn't that then include the exfat related patents? [0] https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-open-sources-its-entire-patent-portfolio/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-open-sources-its-ent... (apologies for the autoplay video.)