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Wait a minute, hasn't ZFS already been ported to FreeBSD? Why can't Linux just take the FreeBSD version, which I presume is BSD licensed? Ditto for stuff like D
by FooBarWidget 17y ago
Wait a minute, hasn't ZFS already been ported to FreeBSD? Why can't Linux just take the FreeBSD version, which I presume is BSD licensed? Ditto for stuff like D-Trace. Or does FreeBSD actually allow inclusion of non-BSD-licensed code?
- Malus 17y agoFreeBSD does allow for the inclusion of other licenses. The GPL 2 and CDDL are two prominent examples (though they are actively trying to remove as much GPL code from the tree as possible). Users who are unhappy with CDDL licensed code still have the option of disabling it in FreeBSD's build.
- DannoHung 17y agoCDDL is source level, GPL is binary level. BSD is "do whatever the hell you feel like, I don't care, just include the license terms somewhere" level.