On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 08:35:05AM -0700, Tim Cook wrote: > No, no they don't. You're under the misconception that they no > longer own the code just because they released a copy as GPL. That > is not true. Anyone ELSE who uses the GPL code must release > modifications if they wish to distribute it due to the GPL. The > original author is free to license the code as many times under as > many conditions as they like, and release or not release subsequent > changes they make to their own code. > > I absolutely guarantee Oracle can and likely already has > dual-licensed BTRFS.
Well, Oracle obviously would want btrfs to stay as part of the Linux kernel rather than die a death of anonymity outside of it... As such, they'll need to continue to comply with GPLv2 requirements. Ray _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
