[Info-vax] VAFS, GFS2 and the GPL, was: Re: VSI OpenVMS Roadmap: V9.2 is x86-64 only

[Simon Clubley]

On 2020-10-01, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
> On 2020-09-30, Stephane Tougard <stephane at sdf.org> wrote:
>>
>> GFS2 seems to be GPL2, which means that it can not be included inside a
>> non free kernel.
>>
>
> I've just sent email to VSI asking them how they intend to handle
> this problem, since I am no closer to understanding how you can insert
> GPL V2 code directly into the VMS kernel in a way that complies with
> the GPL V2 licence terms.
>
> I'm assuming VSI have a valid and possibly creative answer. I'm just
> no closer to seeing what that answer is.
>
> I'll post a response here if I get a reply.
>

Just to let people know: so far, I have not had any reply from VSI.

I asked again yesterday in case the original query had been forgotten
about, but I have not heard anything back from that either.

I, for one, would like to know how VSI have achieved this. It could
make for quite an interesting discussion.

Simon.

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