[Info-vax] openvms and xterm

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

On Wed, 15 May 2024 08:45:31 -0000 (UTC), Matthew R. Wilson wrote:

> As far as we know, Oracle's lawyers are telling them the CDDL is,
> indeed, incompatible and if Oracle bundles OpenZFS with their Linux, the
> OpenZFS contributors could take action against them! lol

Another point is that, if they bundle their ZFS code with Linux, then the 
recipients are entitled to accept it under the terms of the GPL, which 
allows them to redistribute it to others under the same terms, and that 
would be the effective end of the CDDL.

> But, my speculation is obviously of little value. The real fact we can
> see is that Oracle has had _plenty_ of time and opportunity to move in
> that direction, and they haven't, so while we don't know their reasons,
> we do know their decision.

Sure. We are aware of the legal maneouvring behind the scenes. But the 
immediate optics of it, intended or not, is that they are reluctant to 
give a vote of confidence in their own technology, instead favouring a 
different open-source rival.

That has got to be a source of corporate embarrassment.