Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 22:34:40 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: krad <kraduk@googlemail.com>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: When will we can use ZFS v24? Message-ID: <h2p7d6fde3d1004082234xb0d62c47qe46cdbb60588ec4e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8114C0B7-2288-457C-88D6-E5E3B0CC4E51@mac.com> References: <m2z78fb9d961004062026kd063f1f3h1b63c3bd7f305289@mail.gmail.com> <r2t11167f521004062058p803f184bs792e94a90b761092@mail.gmail.com> <k2u78fb9d961004062135r67e18238zd16f825dda71dad5@mail.gmail.com> <k2pb269bc571004062138jde60bb10x84da21f328e5a475@mail.gmail.com> <j2yd36406631004070900sdd084342kb53331349f3e5c74@mail.gmail.com> <20100407173334.GC76941@dan.emsphone.com> <v2zd36406631004080146u15e93a92q4029aaf7c3b3af7c@mail.gmail.com> <o2x11167f521004080947m74fbd9a9yeef13586fa3774c6@mail.gmail.com> <t2qd36406631004081418s93187371n5ec4616735b38099@mail.gmail.com> <8114C0B7-2288-457C-88D6-E5E3B0CC4E51@mac.com>
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On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote: > Hi-- > > On Apr 8, 2010, at 2:18 PM, krad wrote: > [ ... ] >>> is that even possible with CDDL? >>> >> >> im not a lawyer but it wouldn't surprise me > > I'm not a lawyer either, but I was active in reviewing and suggesting cha= nges to CDDL submission for OSI approval back in 2004. > > A copyright owner always has the ability to relicense their code under ot= her terms, but existing code is guaranteed to be available, redistributable= to others, etc under the terms of the current version of CDDL; in particul= ar see: > >> 4. Versions of the License. >> >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =95 4.1. New Versions. >> >> Sun Microsystems, Inc. is the initial license steward and may publish re= vised and/or new versions of this License from time to time. Each version w= ill 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 Li= cense. >> >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =95 4.2. Effect of New Versions. >> >> You may always continue to use, distribute or otherwise make the Covered= Software available under the terms of the version of the License under whi= ch You originally received the Covered Software. If the Initial Developer i= ncludes a notice in the Original Software prohibiting it from being distrib= uted or otherwise made available under any subsequent version of the Licens= e, You must distribute and make the Covered Software available under the te= rms of the version of the License under which You originally received the C= overed Software. Otherwise, You may also choose to use, distribute or other= wise 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 n= ow is always going to be available. The same of basic principle applies to BDB; originally it was BSD licensed in 1.x under FreeBSD, then GPLed in 2.x+ (IIRC), then left to pasture in 4.x after Oracle acquired Sleepycat DB. MySQL is GPLv2 today... who knows what it might be tomorrow... Cheers, -Garrett
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