ZFS licensing question

[Patrick Proniewski]

Hello,

Well, I understand this list is mainly interested in implementation  
and tuning, but I'm sure some of you are well informed about licensing  
issues.
Recently, Apple giving up on ZFS has made the headlines. *It appears*  
to be related to the NetApp vs. Sun case (<http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/press-releases/news_rel_20070905.html 
 >). And *it appears* Sun tried to impose a license that would make  
Apple responsible for IP infringement in case Sun would lose against  
NetApp.

It makes me wonder about the FreeBSD port of ZFS. Do you have further  
informations about the licensing of ZFS technology, and about the case  
of FreeBSD port ?


regards,
patpro