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by blihp
1868 days ago
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It's being pragmatic. Linux has typically placed freedom ahead of pretty much everything else.[1] All else being equal, sure you want the best technical solution. But if it doesn't fit the definition of freedom that Linux requires, how otherwise good a solution is doesn't matter. So the main 'killer' feature of BTRFS is that it fits the licensing requirements for integration into Linux. Linux has a great many problems, but being sticklers for a particular type of license isn't one of them IMO. [1] This isn't just idealism. See Oracle v. Google for an example of what happens if you play fast and loose with licenses and a malicious actor. Google eventually won, but how many millions of dollars did that victory cost them? Oracle would love Linux developers to blunder their way into the receiving end of a lawsuit. |
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