Ray Arachelian <r...@arachelian.com> wrote:
> Exactly why I suggested that any new bits added to IllumOS should be
> GPL'ed. This could probably be done as kernel modules in some cases,
> so they'd be self contained. This also has the benefit of possibly
> allowing them to be back ported to Solaris 11 proper, which allows end
> users to use them, and thus build more exposure for IllumOS. If for
> whatever reason GPL would be appropriate, then perhaps a derivative of
> CDDL could be hammered out that gives the rights back to IllumOS in the
> same way that CDDL does for Oracle? Perhaps this could be called the
> IllumOS CDDL vs the Oracle CDDL?
The GPL is a anti-collaboration license.
The CDDL is a _license_ (text/name) owned by Oracle. Even if somebody likes to
do what you propose, it would not be possible.
Jörg
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