On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:55:18 -0700 (PDT) Antonio Olivares <olivares14031@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > ZFS was included in FreeBSD 7.0 because the BSD > > license is more free than the GPL with that regard. > > > > And if NetApp win against Sun they can sue FreeBSD now, for > > triple > > damages which would be millions and the end of FreeBSD. > > That is a big IF, maybe it should be an iff (IF and ONLY IF) like in Mathematics. :) A big if but rather a nasty consequence, and unlike FreeBSD the Linux companies have enough money that people do try lawsuits. > They(FreeBSD) should be protected, the users can get the ports from source, they do not ship binaries(except the installation *.tbz files). That makes no difference to US patent law. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
