On Sat, 12 May 2012 09:09:14 +0100, Jon wrote in message <20120512080914.GD27051@debian>:
> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 09:27:36AM -0600, Aaron Toponce wrote: > > And it's not a problem as a kernel module either, seeing as though > > it's the user who has to manually load it. For that, the license > > could be proprietarded. > > It's a problem if you ever want help if/when there's a bug or problem > with the module, since the kernel will be marked 'tainted'. ..another question is, what kinda performance enhanchement can zfs-fuse or zfsonlinux deliver, 5%, 50% or even 500%, compared to the best GPL file systems? And, no risk of vendor lock-in? ..and, is that performance enhanchement worth the litigation risk? How much has Google paid to their lawyers to date in Oracle v Google? What kinda future would you have, if you put yourself, or, your employer in such an expensive pinch? http://www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=OracleGoogle ..now, a totally different thing is, learning about zfs-fuse and zfsonlinux so you can make crazy money helping people migrate away from these litigation traps, which is what I gather OP really, really, really wants to do. ;o) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120512175249.249ef...@celsius.lan
