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Oh would it be nice if ZFS wasn't CDDL or if the CDDL/GPL compatibility would be settled. For all practical purposes, it doesn't appear to be a problem. Ubunt
by mustache_kimono 4y ago
Oh would it be nice if ZFS wasn't CDDL or if the CDDL/GPL compatibility would be settled.
For all practical purposes, it doesn't appear to be a problem. Ubuntu has shipped ZFS for years. As much bellyaching as we hear from some quarters about the hypothetical harms this has caused, no one has brought a suit, because my guess is -- it would be a pretty terrible case for a copyright holder from the Linux side. See [0] in addition to all the other ink that has been spilled re: this matter.
Linus may not feel comfortable with ZFS included in mainline. I'm not sure distro maintainers need to feel the same way.
[0]: https://www.networkworld.com/article/2301697/encouraging-closed-source-modules-part-1--copyright-and-software.html https://www.networkworld.com/article/2301697/encouraging-clo...
- nubinetwork 4y agoTo be fair, Larry has the deepest pockets, and it takes some balls to stand up to the likelihood of a lawsuit.
- mustache_kimono 4y ago> it takes some balls to stand up to the likelihood of a lawsuit. Likelihood? It's been years Canonical is doing what I've told be the Reddit-rati is a blatant copyright violation and ... crickets.
- nubinetwork 4y agoLarry knows if he were to sue Shuttleworth/Canonical it could potentially bankrupt them both.
- mustache_kimono 4y agoMy guess is Larry could just buy Canonical and turn it into a parking lot. But maybe this is the long game -- Larry is hoping to trap IBM/Red Hat in a suit when they add ZFS to the kernel, but I'm not sure that's how copyright litigation works. If you forgo litigation for years and now decide to sue, I'm not sure you get to assert copyright now.