Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: ZFS for Linux (NO LISCENCE talk, please)

2007-04-17 Thread David R. Litwin
On 17/04/07, Rayson Ho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 4/17/07, David R. Litwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So that it can be used directly with the Linux kernel. > > On the flip side, why shouldn't it be? Do you want to spam *EVERY* open source project asking to ch

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: ZFS for Linux (NO LISCENCE talk, please)

2007-04-17 Thread David R. Litwin
On 17/04/07, Joerg Schilling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I tried. > > It seems that a Linux port is simply impossible, due purely to licensing > issues. I know I said I'd not bring up licensing, mainly

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: ZFS for Linux (NO LISCENCE talk, please)

2007-04-17 Thread David R. Litwin
On 17/04/07, Wee Yeh Tan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 4/17/07, David R. Litwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, it comes to this: Why, precisely, can ZFS not be > released under a License which _is_ GPL > compatible? So why do you think should it be released under a G

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: ZFS for Linux (NO LISCENCE talk, please)

2007-04-17 Thread David R. Litwin
Well, I tried. It seems that a Linux port is simply impossible, due purely to licensing issues. I know I said I'd not bring up licensing, mainly because I did not want this thread to devolve like the other one; and because I wanted this thread to speak of the technical difficulties; but due to my

[zfs-discuss] ZFS for Linux (NO LISCENCE talk, please)

2007-04-13 Thread David R. Litwin
Hello. I'm a nobody. I use Linux. I have a hard-drive. I want the best / sexiest / what ever fs for my hard-drive, as it isn't one of those flashy flash drives, which I presume don't need an fs (???). I was THRILLED that the ZFS for Linux thread started. And, I was equally horrified (and suffici