[Bug 18292] Make 8.3 names for LFNs more "Windows-like"

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18292


Alexander Scott-Johns <alexander.scott.johns+winebug at googlemail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Alexander Scott-Johns <alexander.scott.johns+winebug at googlemail.com>  2009-04-29 19:16:04 ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> When Windows creates 8.3 names for long file names, it does so in the form
> Progra~1 and increments the number by one with each new creation of a similar
> filename.
[...]

Microsoft has four patents related to long filenames on FAT, and recently tried
to sue TomTom over them. Maybe this is why it isn't implemented properly - the
Wine developers don't want to risk it.

The patents may not apply to ext partitions though.

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_file_names
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table#FAT_licensing
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TomTom#Patent_infringement_lawsuit
*
http://practical-tech.com/operating-system/deep-in-microsofts-tomtom-linux-patent-claims/
* http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=9594


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