Re: ZFS on linux

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On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 10:43:12 -0800
"Gerald B. Cox" <gbcox@xxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 9:55 AM, Kevin Fenzi <kevin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > The benchmark if it's legal to include something in Fedora is
> > what Fedora Legal says.
> >  
> 
> I basically would agree with everything you stated, except I would
> change the sentence to read:  "The benchmark if it's permissible..."
> Fedora has it's own rules, but when you use the term "legal" the
> connotation is that the other distributions which are distributing ZFS
> are breaking the law.  Fedora cannot make that determination; and
> blanket statements like that lead to FUD and misquotes.
> If Fedora chooses not to distribute ZFS for any reason, that is
> perfectly fine - however, the fact
> that we choose not to do so doesn't make it illegal.

I can't image anyone misinterpreting my statement that way, but yes, I
was not trying to suggest anything anyone else does is legal or not,
simply that any inclusion in Fedora would need approval of Fedora legal
and continuing to post about it or speculate is just a waste of time. 

kevin

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