Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:30:47 +0000 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Patrick Proniewski <patpro@patpro.net> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS licensing question Message-ID: <4AE871B7.4000807@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <1D0AE4B4-278A-4325-BFED-07B04BE316E1@patpro.net> References: <1D0AE4B4-278A-4325-BFED-07B04BE316E1@patpro.net>
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Patrick Proniewski wrote: > Hello, > > Well, I understand this list is mainly interested in implementation and > tuning, but I'm sure some of you are well informed about licensing issues. > Recently, Apple giving up on ZFS has made the headlines. *It appears* to > be related to the NetApp vs. Sun case > (<http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/press-releases/news_rel_20070905.html>). > And *it appears* Sun tried to impose a license that would make Apple > responsible for IP infringement in case Sun would lose against NetApp. > > It makes me wonder about the FreeBSD port of ZFS. Do you have further > informations about the licensing of ZFS technology, and about the case > of FreeBSD port ? I don't think anyone from FreeBSD has additional details to contribute about Apple's decision, and as far as we're aware nothing has changed with respect to ZFS licensing. Kris
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