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Nearly two months after his first VFAT patch, Andrew Tridgell, Samba developer and IBM employee, has now released a second patch which should make it possible to circumvent the patent issue with the VFAT implementation in Linux. The original workaround, CONFIG_VFAT_NO_CREATE_WITH_LONGNAMES, which effectively prohibited creation or modification of files with long file names, but allowed the read only use of existing long file named files without problems. The new workaround, CONFIG_VFAT_FS_DUALNAMES, does not limit the functionality of the VFAT implementation. Instead, a boolean variable is used which sets whether a short or a long file name is... [read full story]
NEW DELHI: Indian broadcasters have demanded immediate consultation on proposed amendments in the Copyright Act which, they feel, will completely skew the field against television and radio industries in fact, could even...
By SHRI NAVARATNAM SINGAPORE -- Asian share markets were mixed Thursday, with export stocks in Tokyo weighing on that market amid concerns about a rising yen. U.S. markets are closed Thursday, and will reopen Friday. In Tokyo,...
With the holidays nearly here, some of you are gearing up, whether you know it or not, for a fight — in the kitchen. The outbursts of French chefs who dump imperfect dishes to the floor pale in comparison to some of the turf...
Pacific Business News (Honolulu) Hoku Materials has amended its polysilicon supply agreement with Jinko Solar Co., enabling Hoku to put off delivery of polysilicon. Honolulu-based Hoku announced Wednesday that under the amended...
