On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 08:48:31AM -0700, Joerg Schilling wrote: > Ray Van Dolson <rvandol...@esri.com> wrote: > > > > I absolutely guarantee Oracle can and likely already has > > > dual-licensed BTRFS. > > > > Well, Oracle obviously would want btrfs to stay as part of the Linux > > kernel rather than die a death of anonymity outside of it... > > > > As such, they'll need to continue to comply with GPLv2 requirements. > > No, there is definitely no need for Oracle to comply with the GPL as they > own the code. >
Maybe there's not legally, but practically there is. If they're not GPL compliant, why would Linus or his lieutenants continue to allow the code to remain part of the Linux kernel? And what purpose would btrfs serve Oracle outside of the Linux kernel? Ray _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
