Bug 822046

Summary:	Review Request: exfat - Free exFAT file system implementation
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Vasiliy Glazov <vascom2>
Component:	Package Review	Assignee:	Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa>
Status:	CLOSED CANTFIX	QA Contact:	Dan Mashal <dan.mashal>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	unspecified
Version:	rawhide	CC:	adam, arnfranke, dan.mashal, mikhail.v.gavrilov, notting, package-review, rc040203, tcallawa
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Description Vasiliy Glazov 2012-05-16 07:04:09 UTC

Spec URL:
https://github.com/RussianFedora/fuse-exfat/blob/master/fuse-exfat.spec
https://github.com/RussianFedora/exfat-utils/blob/master/exfat-utils.spec

SRPM URL:
http://koji.russianfedora.ru/packages/fuse-exfat/0.9.7/1.fc17.R/src/fuse-exfat-0.9.7-1.fc17.R.src.rpm
http://koji.russianfedora.ru/packages/exfat-utils/0.9.7/1.fc17.R/src/exfat-utils-0.9.7-1.fc17.R.src.rpm

Description:
This driver is the first free exFAT file system implementation with write
support. exFAT is a simple file system created by Microsoft. It is intended
to replace FAT32 removing some of it's limitations. exFAT is a standard FS
for SDXC memory cards.

I want be maintainer of this package in Fedora. But I need a sponsor.

Comment 1 Ralf Corsepius 2012-05-16 08:01:42 UTC

Please split this review request into 2 separate ones - One per package.

Comment 2 Vasiliy Glazov 2012-05-16 08:10:13 UTC

OK
This for fuse-exfat package - Free exFAT file system implementation.

Spec URL:
https://github.com/RussianFedora/fuse-exfat/blob/master/fuse-exfat.spec

SRPM URL:
http://koji.russianfedora.ru/packages/fuse-exfat/0.9.7/1.fc17.R/src/fuse-exfat-0.9.7-1.fc17.R.src.rpm

Description:
This driver is the first free exFAT file system implementation with write
support. exFAT is a simple file system created by Microsoft. It is intended
to replace FAT32 removing some of it's limitations. exFAT is a standard FS
for SDXC memory cards.

I want be maintainer of this package in Fedora. But I need a sponsor.

Second review request here for exfat-utils https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=822049

Comment 3 Tom "spot" Callaway 2012-05-16 16:50:00 UTC

Blocking FE-Legal until I can get RH to review this situation.

Comment 4 Vasiliy Glazov 2012-05-17 08:48:05 UTC

I'll wait.

Comment 5 Dan Mashal 2012-05-31 03:53:33 UTC

spot any luck?

Comment 6 Dan Mashal 2012-06-18 09:08:51 UTC

any update on this spot?

Comment 7 Dan Mashal 2012-07-02 14:06:12 UTC

Spoke with spot on IRC, still awaiting RedHat Legal.

Comment 8 Tom "spot" Callaway 2012-07-10 00:41:41 UTC

Upon review, implementations of exfat are not permitted in Fedora. Sorry Dan.

Comment 9 Dan Mashal 2012-07-10 01:15:41 UTC

Thanks for your reply spot.

Comment 10 Vasiliy Glazov 2012-07-10 06:26:38 UTC

Thanks to all.

Comment 11 Adam Goode 2015-10-04 04:17:17 UTC

Is this still forbidden in Fedora?

If so, https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Forbidden_items should be updated.

Comment 12 Aaron Franke 2016-12-31 20:01:34 UTC

What is the reason for why exFAT implementations are not supported? The package itself is free software. Other Microsoft filesystems such as FAT32 and NTFS can and have already been implemented. I don't see why this can't be included.

Comment 13 Tom "spot" Callaway 2017-01-03 18:37:31 UTC

(In reply to Aaron Franke from comment #12)
> What is the reason for why exFAT implementations are not supported? The
> package itself is free software. Other Microsoft filesystems such as FAT32
> and NTFS can and have already been implemented. I don't see why this can't
> be included.

Unfortunately, I can't answer that question. I cannot say "this thing right here is the reason", because that potentially exposes Red Hat to additional risk. I know that is frustrating, and I'm sorry.