"C. Bergström" <codest...@osunix.org> wrote:

> > I absolutely guarantee Oracle can and likely already has dual-licensed 
> > BTRFS.
> No.. talk to Chris Mason.. it depends on the linux kernel too much 
> already to be available under anything, but GPLv2

If he really believes this, then he seems to be missinformed about legal 
background. 

The question is: who wrote the btrfs code and who owns it.

If Oracle pays him for writing the code, then Oracle owns the code and can 
relicense it under any license they like.

Jörg

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