Group,
Did Joerg Schilling bring up a bigger issue within this
discussion thread?
> And it seems that you missunderstand the way the Linux kernel is developed.
> If _you_ started a ZFS project for Linux, _you_ would need to maintain it too
> or otherwise it would not be kept up to date. Note that it is a well known
> fact that a lot of the non-mainstream parts of the linux kernel sources
> do not work although they _are_ part of the linux kernel source tree.
Whose job is it to "clean" or declare for removal kernel
sources that "do not work"?
Mitchell Erblich
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Joerg Schilling wrote:
>
> "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > If you refer to the licensing, yes. Coding-wise, I have no idea exept
> > to say that I would be VERY surprised if ZFS can not be ported to
> > Linux, especially since there already
> > exists the FUSE project.
>
> So if you are interested in this project, I would encourage you to just start
> with the code...
>
> > > ZFS is not part of the Linux Kernel. Only if you declare ZFS a "part of
> > > Linux", you will observe the license conflict.
> >
> >
> > And, as brought up elsewhere, ZFS would have to be a part of the
> > Kernel -- or else some persons would have to employ Herculean
> > attention to make sure ZFS was upgraded with the kernel. if some one
> > were
> > willing to do this, a swift resolution MAY ba possible.
>
> The fact that someone may put the ZFS sources in the Linux source tree
> does not make it a part of that software....
>
> And it seems that you missunderstand the way the Linux kernel is developed.
> If _you_ started a ZFS project for Linux, _you_ would need to maintain it too
> or otherwise it would not be kept up to date. Note that it is a well known
> fact that a lot of the non-mainstream parts of the linux kernel sources
> do not work although they _are_ part of the linux kernel source tree.
>
> Creating a port does not mean that you may forget about it once you believe
> that
> you are ready.
>
> > The GPL is talking about "works" and there is no problem to use GPL code
> > > together with code under other licenses as long as this is mere
> > > aggregation
> > > (like creating a driver for Linux) instead of creating a "derived work".
> > >
> > > It seems that there are other reasons for the Linux kernel folks for not
> > > liking ZFS.
> >
> >
> > Indeed? What are these reasons? I want to have every thing in the open.
>
> This is something you would need to ask the Linux kernel folks....
>
> Jörg
>
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