On Mon, 19 May 2008, Joerg Schilling wrote:
andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I don't think ZFS being added to Linux will mean Solaris loses an advantage. I
think it was probably inevitable that Sun would want ZFS to get the maximum
possible distribution across different operating systems. One of the main
reasons for opening up Solaris was to reduce the barrier to entry for those
wanting to use Solaris. By having ZFS included in other operating systems, the
barrier to entry is reduced, since more people will have ZFS skills before they
look at Solaris. Clearly there is a down side in that you can use ZFS without
using a Sun product, but if this were a problem for Sun then they would not
have open sourced Solaris in the first place. This is because, by open sourcing
Solaris they make it more likely that Solaris features will be included in
other operating systems.
Anyway, this "talk" looks a bit like the case where a boy scout is trying to
help an old lady to cross the street while the lady does not like to cross the
street at all.
Why to probably "help" people who don't like to get help?
I am in fear that Sun spends money on helping Linux to get ZFS while the
same money could better help Solaris to implement a decent pcfs or to enhance
hsfs.
Please, Joerg, let it rest. We have tried (in vain) to get hsfs/pcfs work
through in an "accelerated internal fashion" but that failed, for reasons
that I really don't want to go through right now.
I admit that I have not exactly put up a stellar performance there and I
apologize to you for failing you when acting as internal liason for this.
I could have done better, working with other internal stakeholders more
intensively than I did.
But re-iterating "Sun does not want that", "Sun prioritizes wrongly", etc.
etc. - it doesn't solve the underlaying issue, and it doesn't progress
work towards solving these known deficits either.
I agree with you that the legacy filesystems in Solaris aren't perfect and
deserve some attention. But should that attention really be drawn away
from the future, from the key distinguishers of Solaris' technology ?
Quite honestly, I'd love to have ZFS on Microsoft Windows ...
FrankH.
I am in fear that this ends up in a license discussion.
I am in fear that someone at Sun is going to give ZFS a less free license than
it has now.
Jörg
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