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On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 19:30:05 +0200, Joerg Schilling wrote: |
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> > The licensing conflict means that would not be possible. You have the |
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> > install the kernel source and then merge in the ZFS source yourself, |
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> > it can't be done for you and distributed. |
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> Why do you believe this? |
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> ZFS id doubtlessly an own "work" independent from the rest of the Linux |
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> kernel and for this reason, adding ZFS just creates a collective work |
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> that is not affected by the GPL. |
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But the CCDL licence of ZFS precludes its being distributed with the |
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kernel. At least, that's how I understand it and the fact that no distro |
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distributes a ZFS-enabled kernel makes me believe it is true. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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