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

[Simon Clubley]

On 2020-10-08, Bill Gunshannon <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/8/20 3:02 PM, Chris Townley wrote:
>> 
>> Is it not possible they have negotiated to buy a license to use the code that is suitable for their purpose from the owners?
>> 
>
> It would be good if people were told this.  Would you want to
> to be betting your business on a company that was setting
> themselves up for a potentially expensive legal battle?
>

And that is exactly why I am surprised that VSI have not answered,
especially if it is a nice simple answer.

A good number of companies get uneasy when the licence and usage terms
on a product they are interested in are not clear, and for good reasons.

Simon.

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