For a moment, comparing ZFS for Mac with ZFS in modern versions of Solaris …
*Encryption* File system-level encryption for ZEVO and/or OpenZFS is very near the top of my wish list. <http://open-zfs.org/wiki/Projects#Platform_agnostic_encryption_support> reflects the OpenZFS developer communities' preference for compatibility with Oracle's closed implementation. Encrypted ZFS; and then I can free myself from the constraints of Apple Core Storage! *Encryption aside* I have no immediate need for the other features that Oracle added to closed source Solaris. YMMV :-) *Open-source activities* On Thursday, 10 October 2013 13:53:47 UTC+1, John Patrick wrote: … OpenSolaris died and so the opensource drive to keep that active, it > seams to have stagnated > Truly, for a long time it was hard (for people like me) to get the big picture. Since OpenZFS launched, it should be easier to see how much has happened since the 2010 fork from the last release of OpenSolaris. My favourite quote from recent weeks: "… To some degree, OpenZFS is just putting a name to what we have already been doing as a community …" – Eric Schrock (tweeted by me at < https://twitter.com/grahamperrin/status/380395699734466560>). > behind the functionality provided by the Solaris version > FYI <http://open-zfs.org/wiki/Talk:FAQ#Usability_of_Oracle_ZFS_pool_versions_29_and_greater> > and all the issues with copyright, kernel mobiles vs user modules. > Licensing issues are frequently discussed but – as I see things – ultimately not an impediment to development. Linux perspective: <http://open-zfs.org/wiki/Talk:FAQ#Linux_licensing_questions> for some points of discussion that were spun off from the main FAQ page. Essentially: * it's fine to build and redistribute binary ZFS kernel modules. My Mac perspective: * in the respective licenses, there's nothing to prevent Apple from making great use of ZFS-related software. <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6403566> for a Mac-related point from Hacker News discussion of the OpenZFS launch <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6400175>. GP -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
