From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 8 21:31:01 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE0ED1065676 for ; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 21:31:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout025.mac.com (asmtpout025.mac.com [17.148.16.100]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B18CA8FC1D for ; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 21:31:01 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Received: from cswiger1.apple.com ([17.209.4.71]) by asmtp025.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-8.01 (built Dec 16 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0L0K00ELHUFJFB90@asmtp025.mac.com> for current@freebsd.org; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:30:57 -0700 (PDT) X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0908210000 definitions=main-1004080193 From: Chuck Swiger In-reply-to: Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:30:55 -0700 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Message-id: <8114C0B7-2288-457C-88D6-E5E3B0CC4E51@mac.com> References: <20100407173334.GC76941@dan.emsphone.com> To: krad X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078) Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: When will we can use ZFS v24? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:31:01 -0000 Hi-- On Apr 8, 2010, at 2:18 PM, krad wrote: [ ... ] >> is that even possible with CDDL? >>=20 >=20 > im not a lawyer but it wouldn't surprise me I'm not a lawyer either, but I was active in reviewing and suggesting = changes to CDDL submission for OSI approval back in 2004. A copyright owner always has the ability to relicense their code under = other terms, but existing code is guaranteed to be available, = redistributable to others, etc under the terms of the current version of = CDDL; in particular see: > 4. Versions of the License. >=20 > =95 4.1. New Versions. >=20 > Sun Microsystems, Inc. is the initial license steward and may publish = revised and/or new versions of this License from time to time. Each = version will be given a distinguishing version number. Except as = provided in Section 4.3, no one other than the license steward has the = right to modify this License. >=20 > =95 4.2. Effect of New Versions. >=20 > You may always continue to use, distribute or otherwise make the = Covered Software available under the terms of the version of the License = under which You originally received the Covered Software. If the Initial = Developer includes a notice in the Original Software prohibiting it from = being distributed or otherwise made available under any subsequent = version of the License, You must distribute and make the Covered = Software available under the terms of the version of the License under = which You originally received the Covered Software. Otherwise, You may = also choose to use, distribute or otherwise make the Covered Software = available under the terms of any subsequent version of the License = published by the license steward. If Oracle chooses, they might make future changes to the ZFS source code = under different or more restrictive licensing terms, but what's = available now is always going to be available. Regards, --=20 -Chuck