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Global File System (GFS) Relicensed under SPL

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the license-proliferation dept.

thk writes "Sistina, the main developer of the Global File System, has changed its license from GPL to SPL (Sistina Public License). SPL is basically a free-for-non-profit-use license. Interestingly, the change came just after beta testing, leaving some users a bit miffed. The GFS is an important component of some GPL clustering projects, such as Compaq's SSIC project. The Sistina press release is here."

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  1. OpenGFS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    No, it is the commercial version that Sistina supports that is the "fork". The true, GFS, the free one, is the one that lives on in OpenGFS. I wholeheartedly endourse OpenGFS and will purge my systems of the Sistina infection.

  2. Re:Global File Systems - Danger? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    How dare you call my PC a slut?

    How'd you like me to call your Momma a slut??

  3. Re:Doens't sound too bad... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    C++ is for faggots.

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