From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 14 01:22:04 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AAEA16A401 for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:22:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brett@lariat.net) Received: from lariat.net (lariat.net [66.119.58.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A913D13C45B for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:22:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brett@lariat.net) Received: from anne-o1dpaayth1.lariat.org (IDENT:ppp1000.lariat.net@lariat.net [66.119.58.2]) by lariat.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id TAA29887 for ; Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:21:59 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <200704140121.TAA29887@lariat.net> X-message-flag: Warning! Use of Microsoft Outlook renders your system susceptible to Internet worms. X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:21:41 -0600 To: questions@freebsd.org From: Brett Glass Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Cc: Subject: Virally licensed code in FreeBSD kernel X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:22:04 -0000 I just read with some concern the announcement that Sun's ZFS has been integrated into the FreeBSD kernel. This would mean, unfortunately, that FreeBSD is now covered by the CDDL, which is a viral license similar to the GPL. Has FreeBSD abandoned its longstanding practice of keeping the kernel truly free? --Brett Glass