Can anybody help me out here. What exactly is this file format?? Is it the executable file format of Linux & Unix just like .exe is the executable file format under windows?? Does anyone here have ...

For years, Microsoft has profited from its FAT file system patents. Now the company is making it explicit that it's freeing its remaining exFAT patents for Open Invention Network members.

In a move that will likely please the open source community, Microsoft has announced that it is making its exFAT patents available to Linux and open source via the Open Invention Network (OIN).