Re: ZFS on linux

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On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Michael Catanzaro <mcatanzaro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 2016-01-14 at 20:24 +0100, Reindl Harald wrote:
>> likely i did much more research than you can even imagine long
>> before
>> that thread started
>
> I find this challenging to believe.
>
>> CDDL is incompatible with GPLv2 - period
>
> Did you read the web site at all? The argument is that it can be used
> as a kernel module without constituting a derived work. Many developers
> believe this is not a GPL violation. Many believe otherwise. This is a
> well-known, open controversy. It's to be expected that different sets
> of lawyers will have different opinions on the risk depending on
> business requirements and their company's risk profile.
>
> Michael

As far as I know, that's why the kernel has symbol export feature to
indicate which ones are covered by the GPL-ness (GPL_ONLY symbol
export).



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