Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:58:34 +0200 | From | "Jesper Juhl" <> | Subject | Re: ZFS with Linux: An Open Plea |
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On 14/04/07, David R. Litwin <presently42@gmail.com> wrote: > Before I go on, let me appologise. I don't really know what I hope to > accomplish, beyond trying to garner thoughts (and support?) for the topic. > > Essentially: I want to use Linux and ZFS. I don't particularly care about > licences or any of the rest of that nonsense.
The license that protects the code we write is far from nonsense.
>The code is there; it merely > needs to be made to work with Linux. Done and done -- provided I can find > some one to do this for me (I'd do it myself, but I haven't the foggiest > notion how to go about such a feat). > I suggest the first thing you do is contact the ZFS developers and convince them to release their code under a license that's GPL compatible, then we can start looking at a Linux port.
> By the way, forget about this FUSE business. I don't know why they're > bothering: It's not real, it's slow and, in general, silly. > FUSE is nice for trying out new and interresting ideas in userspace - it has its uses.
> What are the thoughts of the Linux community? > Can't tell you that, all I can tell you is my own oppinion. I believe ZFS for Linux would be interresting, if not for any other reason then for compatibility. I'd personally like to see it - but, settle the license issue first.
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