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Thomas Mueller <mueller6726@×××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> On the issue of whether ZFS can be shipped with the Linux kernel, FreeBSD includes ZFS with the kernel, binary and source. |
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> So does that mean it would be OK for Linux too? |
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> FreeBSD has a different license (BSD) than Linux (GPL 2 or 3). |
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For FreeBSD, things are less easy than for Linux. |
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FreeBSD comes with a license that gives real freedom and the CDDL |
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being copyleft, is a license that intentionally limits the freedom a bit |
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in order to achieve other benefits. |
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The GPL limits freedom in a way far beyond what the CDDl does. |
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Adding code (ZFS) that gives more freedom than the base project (Linux) |
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is easy... |
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It however was a real challenge for me to convince the FreeBSD people in early |
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2006 to add something to their code that reduces the freedom of the FreeBSD |
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project. I succeeded because I could explain them that ZFS is not code that is |
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_needed_ in order to run FreeBSD - you just could use their UFS variant instead. |
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The same arguments worked for integrating DTrace into FreeBSD. |
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Jörg |
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EMail:joerg@××××××××××××××××××××××××.de (home) Jörg Schilling D-13353 Berlin |
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js@××××××××××××.de (uni) |
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joerg.schilling@××××××××××××××××.de (work) Blog: http://schily.blogspot.com/ |
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