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From Jeff Bonwick, co-creator of ZFS, in 2009: >> Apple can currently just take the ZFS CDDL code and incorporate it (like they did with DTrace), but it may be
by throw0101c 4y ago
From Jeff Bonwick, co-creator of ZFS, in 2009:
>> Apple can currently just take the ZFS CDDL code and incorporate it (like they did with DTrace), but it may be that they wanted a "private license" from Sun (with appropriate technical support and indemnification), and the two entities couldn't come to mutually agreeable terms.
> I cannot disclose details, but that is the essence of it.
* https://marc.info/?l=zfs-discuss&m=125642378308127&w=3 https://marc.info/?l=zfs-discuss&m=125642378308127&w=3
* https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/10/apple-abandons-zfs-on-mac-os-x-project-over-licensing-issues/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/10/apple-abandons-zfs-o...