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		puzzle on Oct 10, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft Joins the Open Invention Network That would be covered if exfat were in the mainline kernel, which I don't think it is yet.

shmerl on Oct 10, 2018 [–]

OIN doesn't cover the kernel only. So that's why I'm asking. I'm not sure what exactly is covered.

puzzle on Oct 10, 2018 | [–]

Those are all userland packages. OIN's site does not list any packages with supplemental kernel modules.

shmerl on Oct 10, 2018 | | [–]

exfat is using FUSE I think in common distros anyway. So it is userland.

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