ZDNet

Linus Torvalds: Avoid Oracle's ZFS kernel code on Linux until 'litigious' Larry signs off

Linux kernel head Linus Torvalds has warned engineers against adding a module for the ZFS filesystem that was designed by Sun Microsystems – and now owned by Oracle – due to licensing issues. As ...
Business Insider

Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux operating system, warned developers not to use an Oracle-owned file system because of the company's 'litigious nature'

The renowned programmer Linus Torvalds has warned users of Linux, the popular open source operating system he built, not to use an Oracle file system because of possible legal actions, Phoronix's ...
Ars Technica

Uptake of native Linux ZFS port hampered by license conflict

A group of open source software developers working at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have implemented a native Linux port of Sun’s ZFS filesystem. Although the code is functional and ...
insideHPC

Livermore Lab Bellies Up to Native ZFS Linux Port

For those of you that get your kicks from file system tech, you might want to check out some recent news from the nice folks at Lawrence Livermore National Lab. As a part of helping to further augment ...