From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from goalie.tycho.ncsc.mil (goalie [144.51.31.250]) by tarius.tycho.ncsc.mil (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id r570uluZ021777 for ; Thu, 6 Jun 2013 20:56:47 -0400 Message-ID: <51B12FD4.5070206@itechfrontiers.com> Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:56:52 -0400 From: "Patrick K., ITF" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: mthode@mthode.org CC: selinux@tycho.nsa.gov Subject: Re: selinux on zfs(onlinux) References: <51B125CE.5020801@mthode.org> In-Reply-To: <51B125CE.5020801@mthode.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: owner-selinux@tycho.nsa.gov List-Id: selinux@tycho.nsa.gov Hello, Excuse me, But ZFS is a patented technology Owned by Oracle Inc., and only its implementation in CDDL was/is free. CDDL is incompatible with GPL, How come that ZFS can be used as root File System on Linux then?! , ZFS cannot be integrated into kernel due to Legal reasons as explained, unless every recipient makes modification and compilation himself/herself. Even if you make a Module you cannot distribute it as binary, subject to derivative work. If you distribute it as Module you must distribute source code, and the recipient must compile the whole kernel (on every system that is being deployed). If you compile into binary module and distribute it, then due to linking you still violate CDDL (derivative work) All may result in getting sued by Oracle Inc. due to Patent violation. Best regards, Patrick K. On 6/6/2013 8:14 PM, Matthew Thode wrote: > zfs is very close to usable as a root file-system with selinux, but is > just missing one thing, it doesn't know what to set the root context to > on mount. > > I am going to petition for this to be added as a property, but should it > be called rootcontext (want to make sure it's valid). > > system_u:object_r:fs_t is what I used just to get my system working > (including stuff like /usr, but meh). > > > here is the upstream bug if curious > https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/issues/1504 > > -- This message was distributed to subscribers of the selinux mailing list. If you no longer wish to subscribe, send mail to majordomo@tycho.nsa.gov with the words "unsubscribe selinux" without quotes as the message.