[ros-dev] Got a little nightmare ZFS and Reactos.

Peter Dolding oiaohm at bluebottle.com
Wed Oct 25 12:46:40 CEST 2006


CDDL is the license that most sources of ZFS code is under.
And Reactos is GPL is not compatible.

Now a few things will Reactos except non GPL drivers. As long as the 
drivers are  under a open source license.  Even if license is not 
directly compatible with GPL.

Also header files and other incompatibility.  Is there anything in the 
reactos header files that would cause trouble for a  ZFS file system 
driver using CDDL.

Same kinda of assessment are kinda required to get other company's to 
provide open source drivers as well.  Because not all company's use GPL 
compatible licenses for there drivers for legal reasons.

If mixing is not allowed starting from base documentation would be 
required.  That is not exactly the most effective way but if that is the 
way it has to be done that is the way it has to be done..

Peter Dolding


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