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

[Dave Froble]

On 10/8/2020 1:42 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2020-10-08, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
>> Den 2020-10-08 kl. 14:20, skrev Simon Clubley:
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>> I do not understand why you expect that VSI would reply to you about this.
>
> Because based on their own roadmap, what VSI are doing is very unusual.
>
> VSI are talking about integrating code that appears to be pure GPL V2
> (without any apparent linking or other exceptions) directly into the
> core of VMS (which is not licenced using a GPL V2 compatible licence).
>
> This is so unusual that I consider it reasonable to ask VSI how they
> have managed to do this and for them to explain how they have managed
> to integrate what is apparently pure GPL V2 code directly into VMS
> while still keeping to the requirements of the GPL licence.
>
> Note that my working assumption is that VSI _have_ found some way to
> do this that they believe still complies with the GPL.
>
> However, given how unusual this is, I still believe that VSI should
> explain how they have done this so that people can make sure there
> isn't an aspect to this that VSI might have missed.
>
> Is anyone else here interested in knowing how VSI have managed to
> integrate the GFS2 code into VMS ?
>
> Simon.
>

I haven't been paying much attention.  I have a question.  Has VSI said 
that they are using the existing GFS2 code, or, just the design, which 
they perhaps are implementing?

If they write their own, where would be the problem?

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