Well, I tried. It seems that a Linux port is simply impossible, due purely to licensing issues. I know I said I'd not bring up licensing, mainly because I did not want this thread to devolve like the other one; and because I wanted this thread to speak of the technical difficulties; but due to my recent conclusions, I must.
I brought up the notion of a Linux port on the Linux-kernel mailing list. Whilst the response is very high in number of posts, there has been a general understanding that the non-compatibility of the CDDL and GPL licenses is the show-stopper. Also agreed is that Linux can not change from GPL. So, it comes to this: Why, precisely, can ZFS not be released under a License which _is_ GPL compatible? The reader may feel free to respond to me personally and in confidence, knowing that I shall mot divulge the contents our correspondence. If the general consensus is that I need to consult a lawyer, I will say outright that I have no intentions of doing so if I must pay, but gladly will if this service can be provided for free. Cheers. -- —A watched bread-crumb never boils. —My hover-craft is full of eels. —[...]and that's the he and the she of it.
_______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
