On 12-Apr-07, at 12:15 AM, Rayson Ho wrote:
On 4/11/07, Toby Thain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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?
Hey, then just don't *keep on* asking to relicense ZFS (and anything
else) to GPL.
I never would. But it would be horrifying to imagine it relicensed to
BSD. (Hello, Microsoft, you just got yourself a competitive filesystem.)
I don't think a lot of Solaris users ask on the Linux kernel mailing
list to relicense Linux kernel components to CDDL so that they can use
the features on Solaris.
Except those perennials who find it un-hypocritical to ask,
"Why not Linux changes its license and be compatible with *BSD and
Solaris??"
--T
Rayson
The anti-GPL kneejerk just witnessed on this list is astonishing. The
BSD license, for instance, is fundamentally undesirable to many GPL
licensors (myself included).
It seems Sun is internally divided on the GPL. Your CEO and Java
division seem quite happy with it.
> But enterprises that use Linux and Linux community in general still
> need proper storage system, right? And they might still have
perfectly
> valid reasons not to switch to Solaris. If ZFS can't be ported and
> writing binary compatible storage system is impossible or
impractical
> then ZFS alternative must and will be designed and implemented
> sooner or
> later.
ZFS has value in and of itself as a differentiator in Solaris, which
will drive adoption and satisfaction. Solaris may be the only
credible competitor Linux has left, which will keep it honest. :)
--T
>
> Sincerely yours, Max V. Yudin
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