From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 9 05:34:41 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 AFDEF106564A for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 05:34:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yanefbsd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pz0-f201.google.com (mail-pz0-f201.google.com [209.85.222.201]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BD3F8FC27 for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 05:34:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pzk39 with SMTP id 39so101499pzk.7 for ; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:34:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:received:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=OduXC265t+qlW4j2ihl6CchizxcNoEUoyj7pkFEMGCI=; b=IA094evUuVxTXuuwFKslTHlp6s4eANr35ZCFG/lIUkjxCNAhVaMwuuRoEtdeEbSLOb tUURZlcr/FjI5pils192kEzmag4l1SVQng+tBXDO+mf3U0AfUD+3WBhmKWSJUZn53woK cwSvj64hFm1xC9/0tP9Stgwm075MIn12aSPG4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=DDIKm48kbdEODUh4ZBm9RD2Bb4Dli3+Jcf2v4H35tmd3BYALeMCUOAAnBo4PktnRxU OlsYZwIvRrhrgj0fZ0ep/xBLshE4RUTMCEyHvLKk8GcyfJC8TBlVB/PpHosm9XkYSrnr tefaXpbz1n6UM/ZIBTLuGLjb/jNmASWPyjOmQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.143.14.19 with HTTP; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 22:34:40 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <8114C0B7-2288-457C-88D6-E5E3B0CC4E51@mac.com> References: <20100407173334.GC76941@dan.emsphone.com> <8114C0B7-2288-457C-88D6-E5E3B0CC4E51@mac.com> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 22:34:40 -0700 Received: by 10.143.136.2 with SMTP id o2mr713987wfn.94.1270791280873; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:34:40 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: From: Garrett Cooper To: Chuck Swiger Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: krad , 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: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 05:34:41 -0000 On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Chuck Swiger 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