linux-kernel - Re: ZFS with Linux: An Open Plea

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Date:	Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:46:38 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Tomasz Kłoczko <kloczek@...y.mif.pg.gda.pl>
To:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
cc:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	"David R. Litwin" <presently42@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ZFS with Linux: An Open Plea

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
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