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Having tried various Illumos-based operating systems, I could care less if they reopened Solaris with one exception: ZFS. I would like to see them alter the lic
by Crontab 9y ago
Having tried various Illumos-based operating systems, I could care less if they reopened Solaris with one exception: ZFS. I would like to see them alter the licensing terms of it so that it could be properly integrated into Linux.
I believe they should consider this because Btrfs, which Oracle itself started, it going nowhere fast; and because Oracle customers who run Linux will benefit as well.
- tw04 9y agoIt's entirely and likely possible that part of their settlement with NetApp included NOT releasing it under GPL. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/09/oracle_netapp_zfs_dismiss/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/09/oracle_netapp_zfs_d...
- Crontab 9y agoI forgot about the whole NetApp thing. Good point.
- walterbell 9y agoHow is NetApp doing these days?