From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:38:44 +0000, Geoff Clare wrote:   
      
   > Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:38:24 +0000, Geoff Clare wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Fun fact: even Oracle will not offer ZFS on its own Linux distro,   
   >>>> but it will give you btrfs instead.   
   >>>   
   >>> No doubt because of the licensing issue that is the reason ZFS has   
   >>> to be installed via dkms on Linux instead of being native.   
   >>   
   >> Guess who controls the licensing of ZFS?   
   >   
   > Indeed, although the situation is more complicated than that simple   
   > phrasing implies.   
      
   Oracle control the copyright on (original) ZFS. They own it. They can   
   license it under any terms they wish. They can offer it with their own   
   Linux distro if they wish. But they can’t, or won’t. But they will   
   include btrfs.   
      
   The only Oracle product that includes ZFS, that I know of, is Solaris.   
   Which has been in “legacy maintenance” state for some decades now.   
      
   Vote of confidence in the quality of your own product? They have heard   
   of it!   
      
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