Re: ZFS with Linux: An Open Plea

Daniel Hazelton
2007-04-17T16:29:31Z

On Tuesday 17 April 2007 11:46:38 Tomasz Kłoczko wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Apr 2007, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 03:47:32PM +0200, Tomasz Kłoczko wrote:
> >> Realy can't or don't want (?)
> >> So who is responsible for potential changing Linux code licensing for
> >> allow if not incorporate CDDL code correct interraction without breaking
> >> some law ?
> >
> > Everyone who holds any copyright over any of the code in Linux, which is
> > several thousand people. You'd probably need permission from all of
> > them. Good luck!
>
> Why on discussion about switching to GPL v3 Linux code this argument was
> allways taken as "piece of cake". Why in case switching to another license
> which will allow use CDDL code just it is most importand contr argument ?
>
> kloczek

Because *EVERY* version of the GPL contains the "or any later version of this
license" clause (except, now, the version being used with the Linux kernel)

DRH