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Microsoft opens technology?
"Microsoft also announced specific programs to license its ClearType font display technology and its File Allocation Table (FAT) file system."

"The company said it would make "100 percent" of its patent portfolio royalty-free for noncommercial use by the academic community."

Yahoo! Now those kids in highschool will be able to legally write utilities for FAT drives. There's a real need for "non-commercial" FAT utilities!

How long has it been since MS really cared about FAT drives? 1998? Ohh....they're gonna give away "TECHNOLOGY" that's only 6 years old, come to think of it...does a current OS from MS even support FAT drives? Big deal.
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Desparate for $$$$  NT Admin | 12/03/03
Huh? How do they make money on it?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
They won't make money, they'll save money.  Delaware Boy | 12/03/03
Can't argue that, and there is more...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
I must've slept through Law 101  IT_User | 12/03/03
The key is..  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
Maybe the light is beginning to dawn...  IT_User | 12/03/03
Just one thing... what's the NDA look like?  tjmiller@... | 12/03/03
At what cost?  Cardinal_Bill | 12/03/03
Re: commercially reasonable  Delaware Boy | 12/03/03
Call and ask them?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
Yes, why don't you.  Cardinal_Bill | 12/03/03
I expected better of you Bill...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
game over  michael-t | 12/03/03
Funny thing...  ryusen | 12/04/03
Well...  bhanes@... | 12/03/03
Microsoft opens technology?  Cardinal_Bill | 12/03/03
I think so...  Delaware Boy | 12/03/03
Bill, seems to me there are...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
That may be.  Cardinal_Bill | 12/03/03
Beats me...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
education...  ryusen | 12/03/03
Question  Delaware Boy | 12/03/03
My best guess...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
Another question...  Delaware Boy | 12/03/03
Good question...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
hacking or cracking?  ryusen | 12/03/03
Seems to me either way  Delaware Boy | 12/03/03
not what i'm saying  ryusen | 12/03/03
Your are confusing copyright with patents.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
re: bit: perhaps i am, but...  ryusen | 12/03/03
Not true  Jose Jimenez | 12/03/03
I've had the same question...  IT_User | 12/03/03
I grant that *IF* MS licenses to Red Hat  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
... followed with a question:  Ardian Daka | 12/03/03
Free donuts for all!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
53rd state...  Delaware Boy | 12/03/03
DB2004  Ardian Daka | 12/03/03
Egads!!  Delaware Boy | 12/03/03
typical  ryusen | 12/03/03
free  Ardian Daka | 12/03/03
FAT 'technology'? silly people....  michael-t | 12/03/03
I guess you are wrong...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
Then they get what they deserve.  michael-t | 12/03/03
When you have lost, throw insults.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
*** for tat? (nt)  ryusen | 12/03/03
No; it's the worst I can do  michael-t | 12/03/03
Um, I did...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
Investment Choices  michael-t | 12/03/03
FAT is Technology  Mike Cox | 12/03/03
Thanks Mike: REAL FAT 'technology'  michael-t | 12/03/03
Even I can respond to that one  IT_User | 12/03/03
hmm...  Michael Kelly | 12/03/03
Mike Cox  FirstNLastN | 12/03/03
FAT is old and slow  nucrash | 12/04/03
Sure! ...ever hear of Olestra?  tjmiller@... | 12/03/03
FAT as in obese....  michael-t | 12/03/03
Yes, FAT technology  Update victim | 12/04/03
Well done, well done  Mike Cox | 12/03/03
(NT) Mike, well said . . . wink  Plain Logic | 12/03/03
Open Source Projects Using Cleartype?  marksashton | 12/03/03
Sure - it is very possible to do it legally.  tjmiller@... | 12/03/03
Clear-type invented by APPLE  Nigel Johnstone | 12/03/03
Proof? I don't think so.  marksashton | 12/03/03
I do think so. Microsoft rediscovered an Apple invention.  John Le'Brecage | 12/03/03
Apple was working with TVs...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
Good try Axe.  John Le'Brecage | 12/03/03
Sorry, read your history...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
See earlier post.  John Le'Brecage | 12/03/03
hopefully  ryusen | 12/03/03
(NT)Embrace, Extend...Extiguish  toadlife | 12/03/03
Open Source community could care less about M$ crappy patents!!  xunil skcor | 12/03/03
I wonder when.........  middle of nowhere | 12/03/03
Great News - easy money and a change of mind  hipparchus | 12/03/03
How about technology from their research labs?  michael-t | 12/03/03
jobs jobs jobs  NemesisNL | 12/04/03
Patents ?  Update victim | 12/04/03
Said the man with nothing to patent.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/04/03

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