[Info-vax] GFS2 (Re: Unexpected DECnet Phase IV functionality with possible captive account implications)

[Simon Clubley]

On 2021-05-18, Craig A. Berry <craigberry at nospam.mac.com> wrote:
>
> On 5/17/21 9:53 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>
>> As far as I know, GFS2 doesn't exist on VMS.  Somebody know something I 
>> don't know?
>
> I believe it was on the roadmap, replacing VAFS, which was previously on
> the roadmap.  Neither is there now.  There was a big discussion here
> last fall about how they could possibly include GFS2 in VMS given its
> GPL license.
>

I was responsible for that discussion. :-)

We never did get any firm answers to the question about why VSI
thought GPL code would not be a problem for the VMS kernel,
unless they were planning some form of a new clean room implementation.

Simon.

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