Rich Teer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Toby Thain wrote:
>
> > I hope this isn't turning into a License flame war. But why do Linux
> > contributors not deserve the right to retain their choice of license as
> > equally as Sun, or any other copyright holder, does?
>
> Read what I wrote again, more slowly.
>
> Individually, Linux contributors have every right to retain their choice
> of license for software they produce. But given the viral nature of the
> GPL, every piece of software that goes into the Linux kernel must be GPLed,
> hence if the Linux community wants to change the license the Linux kernel
> uses, ALL contributors must agree to the change.
Please be careful and reread the GPL....
The GPL does only require you to out something under the GPL if it is a
"derived Work" from a GPLd sour or if it contains a sufficient amount (more
then allowed by fair use) if GPLd code.
This does not seem to be true for a ZFS -> Linux port.
Jörg
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