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From https://tools.wmflabs.org/sal/log/AWdbRQA5zCcrHSwq1eVM > 17:01 <chasemp> stat1004:~# aptitude install exfat-fuse exfat-utils (elukey fyi) exfat is patent encumbered, non-free software. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT: > exFAT is proprietary, and Microsoft owns patents on several elements of its design.[2] Fedora has the same stance, from https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items#exfat: > Implementations of exfat are currently patent-encumbered, thus not permitted in Fedora. In addition, this was installed outside of puppet, in violation of the Wikimedia Server Access Responsibilities document (L3).

Context here: WMF is engaged with an external party which has indicated only exfat will work for them for data transfer of a physical volume. Let's figure out if that's really ok. --- From https://tools.wmflabs.org/sal/log/AWdbRQA5zCcrHSwq1eVM > 17:01 <chasemp> stat1004:~# aptitude install exfat-fuse exfat-utils (elukey fyi) exfat is patent encumbered, non-free software. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT: > exFAT is proprietary, and Microsoft owns patents on several elements of its design.[2] Fedora has the same stance, from https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items#exfat: > Implementations of exfat are currently patent-encumbered, thus not permitted in Fedora. In addition, this was installed outside of puppet, in violation of the Wikimedia Server Access Responsibilities document (L3).

Context here: WMF is engaged with an external party which has indicated only exfat will work for them for data transfer of a physical volume. Let's figure out if that's really ok. --- From https://tools.wmflabs.org/sal/log/AWdbRQA5zCcrHSwq1eVM > 17:01 <chasemp> stat1004:~# aptitude install exfat-fuse exfat-utils (elukey fyi) exfat is patent encumbered, non-free software. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT: > exFAT is proprietary, and Microsoft owns patents on several elements of its design.[2] Fedora has the same stance, from https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items#exfat: > Implementations of exfat are currently patent-encumbered, thus not permitted in Fedora. In addition, this was installed outside of puppet, in violation of the Wikimedia Server Access Responsibilities document (L3).