Re: [zfs-discuss] Apple cans ZFS project

2009-10-25 Thread Joerg Schilling
Kyle McDonald wrote: > > Apple can currently just take the ZFS CDDL code and incorporate it > > (like they did with DTrace), but it may be that they wanted a "private > > license" from Sun (with appropriate technical support and > > indemnification), and the two entities couldn't come to mutua

Re: [zfs-discuss] Apple cans ZFS project

2009-10-25 Thread Kyle McDonald
David Magda wrote: On Oct 24, 2009, at 08:53, Joerg Schilling wrote: The article that was mentioned a few hours ago did mention licensing problems without giving any kind of evidence for this claim. If there is evidence, I would be interested in knowing the background, otherwise it looks to me

Re: [zfs-discuss] Apple cans ZFS project

2009-10-24 Thread Jeff Bonwick
> Apple can currently just take the ZFS CDDL code and incorporate it > (like they did with DTrace), but it may be that they wanted a "private > license" from Sun (with appropriate technical support and > indemnification), and the two entities couldn't come to mutually > agreeable terms. I

Re: [zfs-discuss] Apple cans ZFS project

2009-10-24 Thread David Magda
On Oct 24, 2009, at 08:53, Joerg Schilling wrote: The article that was mentioned a few hours ago did mention licensing problems without giving any kind of evidence for this claim. If there is evidence, I would be interested in knowing the background, otherwise it looks to me like FUD. I'm gue

Re: [zfs-discuss] Apple cans ZFS project

2009-10-24 Thread Joerg Schilling
Alex Blewitt wrote: > Apple has finally canned [1] the ZFS port [2]. To try and keep momentum up > and continue to use the best filing system available, a group of fans have > set up a continuation project and mailing list [3,4]. The article that was mentioned a few hours ago did mention licen

[zfs-discuss] Apple cans ZFS project

2009-10-24 Thread Alex Blewitt
Apple has finally canned [1] the ZFS port [2]. To try and keep momentum up and continue to use the best filing system available, a group of fans have set up a continuation project and mailing list [3,4]. If anyone's interested in joining in to help, please join in the mailing list. [1] http://a