Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:02:00 -0500 From: Sergey Babkin <babkin@verizon.net> To: jkh@freebsd.org Cc: arch@freebsd.org, babkin@users.sf.net, Gilbert Fernandes <gilbert.fernandes@spamcop.net>, Max Khon <fjoe@samodelkin.net> Subject: Jordan, can you please comment? Re: [off-topic] NTFS, Apple and GPL vs LGPL (Was : NTFS write support) Message-ID: <44022558.460E1BA1@verizon.net> References: <12424860.1139921265521.JavaMail.root@vms169.mailsrvcs.net> <20060224193521.GA24121@samodelkin.net> <20060224213007.6x6dqzo4gw0sw0cg@webmail.spamcop.net>
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Gilbert Fernandes wrote:
>
> In November, Apple has again tried to hijack Linux-NTFS code, this time by
> suggesting {http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=13769046}
> that it be licensed under the LGPL. This was promptly rejected by one main
> developer, who threatened lawsuits.
>
> ----8>----8>----8>----8>----8>----8>----8>
>
> It is thus highly probable that Apple would like to see a BSD-based
> implementation of NTFS. They asked twice the GPL-based project to adopt a
> dual-licence so they (Apple) would be able to integrate this into MacOS X.
>
> Perhaps Apple would agree to give some support for the BSD-licence based
> work ?
Hm, we should probably ask Jordan Hubbard to comment on this.
-SB
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