Linux may lose the Windows file system

Article title: Linux may lose the Windows file system. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

After Microsoft filed a patent lawsuit, Linux may lose a key Windows file system. Recently, TomTom and Microsoft reached an out-of-court settlement agreement, ending the dispute that Microsoft sued TomTom for infringing their FAT file system patents. The agreement includes TomTom's agreement to pay Microsoft for the license and the complete removal of controversial code from their navigation system within two years.

Today, Jim Zemli, executive director of the Linux Foundation, has published an article against this agreement. He pointed out that "the core of the settlement protocol is the FAT file system ". Regarding Microsoft's view that the FAT file system "can easily find many technical substitutes", Zemlin pointed out that "The Linux Foundation can help relevant parties to carry out technical cooperation here, remove the FAT file system that is being used on their existing products. it may be time for developers to reduce the use of Microsoft technology and remove FAT from the product."

The problem is that nowadays FAT is common and has a profound impact: USB flash memory, memory cards used on mobile phones, MP3, game hosts, digital cameras, and even other operating systems. Linux is one of them, both support FAT.

There are many file systems, such as ext3, XFS, JFS, and ReiserFS in Linux. Microsoft's Windows has even migrated from FAT to NTFS. Although some other file systems are more advanced than FAT, FAT, which can be traced back to the middle of 1970s, is still the most widely used.

Does the Linux Foundation determine that this trend is what they want? Does Microsoft want Linux to be selected from the very beginning? Is Linux incompatible with a large number of devices?