Comment by xupybd
6 years ago
I agree that ZFS has a lot to offer. But the legal difficulties in merging ZFS support into the mainline kernal are understandable. It's a shame but I think he is making the right call.
6 years ago
I agree that ZFS has a lot to offer. But the legal difficulties in merging ZFS support into the mainline kernal are understandable. It's a shame but I think he is making the right call.
Merging into the mainline kernel is not what the person he is replying to was even asking for. All they were asking is for Linux to stop putting APIs behind DRM that prevents non-GPL modules like ZFS from using them. That doesn't mean ZFS must be bundled with Linux.
I think everyone is in agreement that ZFS can't be included in the mainline kernel. The question is just if users should be able to install and use it themselves or not.
Thanks, I should have read more into this.
The follow up actually clears things up pretty well. https://www.realworldtech.com/forum/?threadid=189711&curpost...
Kernal? If you can merge zfs support into 8KB kernal then you are not a mere mortal, so no need to worry about any legal difficulties.