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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. you're a prick by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    so suck my dick

  2. I love calculus! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    And Lum. Lum and I do calculus naked on the beach.

  3. Yeah by l33t+j03 · · Score: -1, Troll
    This is just a precursor to the story about Slashcode being moved from the GPL. It is just to soften the reaction.


    Just admit it, the GPL is worthless. Proprietary is the only way to go.

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    Cunning linguists

    1. Re:Yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      The rumor is that slashcode will be moving to the ARL, or Aryan Race License.
      I personally encourage this move as it will keep the numbers of niggers and jews posting on slashdot to a minimum

  4. Global File Systems - Danger? by Kiss+the+Blade · · Score: 1, Troll
    The GFS is a great idea, much like having DirectX support switched on automatically in Outlook Express is a good idea, but it is too open to abuse. As the internet stands, we have many little islands connected together, but each island is seperated by water. If GFS is used, the islands will connect and become continents, and it will be hard to know where one computer ends and another begins. Some optomists might think this is a wonderful idea, the sort of people who support Napster and Gnutella, however for the business minded it is but a step to disaster, for it opens corporate networks to disaster should any slip in security become evident.

    Code Red III on GFS doesn't bear thinking about.

    GFS is like Free Love, a good idea in principle, but leading to all sorts of nasty infections and jealousies. Do you want your computer to be the neighbourhood slut?

    This may seem controversial, but people said the same of Gate's 640kb prediction, and look at where he is now.

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    KTB:Lover, Poet, Artiste, Aesthete, Programmer.
    There is no

  5. Re:Stephen King, author, dead at 54 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Keep up the good work ;)

  6. Breaking News: Rob Malda dies in tragic car crash by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I could hardly believe it myself, but you want proof, you got it. This is really too bad. Who's going to be in charge of Slashdot now?