Re: Java problem

Les Mikesell wrote:
Craig White wrote:

you can run ZFS AND not have to deal with messy GPL kernel...it's called
Open Solaris

Which can't use device drivers that have GPL restrictions - the viral
nature of the GPL has hijacked much of the work that would otherwise be
available for any use.

So, use the drivers from the hardware manufacture. The authors of
the Linux drivers have the right to decide how there work is used. I
don't hear you complaining that the Windows drivers can not be used,
but there are even more restrictive - you can not even look at the
code. Your complaints about the GPL always boil down to the fact
that the license prevents you from hijacking the code.

Mikkel
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