What I like the most about this discussion is the sheer number of assumptions and (to an extent) mud-slinging by some parties. It's pretty loud in this thread.


The sole reason I joined the discussion was to explore what other options can be taken regarding the exFAT situation. That's all. I'm not one to default to the pragmatic approach all the time, but I'm not the "Red Hat+NSA conspiratard" kind of person. If an alternate path can be taken by Jolla to save them some money on licensing fees, then so be it. If they're gonna pay Microsoft the money for exFAT, then so be it. It's my preference that they'd choose the less pragmatic approach, but I'm not gonna dwell on it if they don't. They're a company, and they have the first+final say in anything they do.

After seeing the arguments presented by those supporting the exFAT patent, I concede my position. No need for all this extra noise.

@Morpog
If this is fringe-level fundamentalism to you, then you haven't seen it in all its flaming glory. Ever took a peek at *Diaspora? Check the systemd flamewar? And they're all losing hair over FREE SOFTWARE that they don't have to use. If I'm on the fringe, then I'm the worst kind of F/OSS lunatic.

@benny1967
As an "anti-exFAT" person (not even true), I do not use Facebook, WhatsApp, or Skype, but not because they're closed+proprietary; I merely do not trust those services. I run Arch Linux (call it what you want, I really don't care) on both of my computers, and my router has dd-WRT installed on it. I don't care enough to use a VPN.

I've moved past the whole "open vs. closed" debate, my conclusion being that I'll just research something I'm interested in and use it if I want, open-source or no. I'm more of a "live and let live" kind of person.