Comments on: The new open source lawsuit - ZFS http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/09/05/the-new-open-source-lawsuit-zfs/ A blog for the enterprise open source community Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:08:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: 451 CAOS Theory » The SCO-ification of NetApp http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/09/05/the-new-open-source-lawsuit-zfs/#comment-222444 451 CAOS Theory » The SCO-ification of NetApp Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:58:09 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/09/05/the-new-open-source-lawsuit-zfs/#comment-222444 [...] that we can somehow erase every copy of ZFS that has been downloaded” and that the company did not intend to go after the ZFS [...] [...] that we can somehow erase every copy of ZFS that has been downloaded” and that the company did not intend to go after the ZFS [...]

]]> By: 451 CAOS Theory » More details emerge about Linux patent suit http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/09/05/the-new-open-source-lawsuit-zfs/#comment-222278 451 CAOS Theory » More details emerge about Linux patent suit Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:48:06 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/09/05/the-new-open-source-lawsuit-zfs/#comment-222278 [...] CAOS Theory argued that NetApp’s patent claims against Sun relating to the open source ZFS file system should [...] [...] CAOS Theory argued that NetApp’s patent claims against Sun relating to the open source ZFS file system should [...]

]]> By: Pedro Gimeno http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/09/05/the-new-open-source-lawsuit-zfs/#comment-83102 Pedro Gimeno Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:17:56 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/09/05/the-new-open-source-lawsuit-zfs/#comment-83102 <blockquote>Hitz told me that this case is about NetApp and Sun, not the open source community that has emerged around ZFS, and NetApp does not intend to go after the ZFS community.</blockquote> This reminds me so much of Unisys and the GIF/LZW matter... Soon after they knew they had a patent on the LZW algorithm that was being used worldwide, they said they did not inted to go after the free software community. Not much later, however,they just changed their mind.

Hitz told me that this case is about NetApp and Sun, not the open source community that has emerged around ZFS, and NetApp does not intend to go after the ZFS community.

This reminds me so much of Unisys and the GIF/LZW matter… Soon after they knew they had a patent on the LZW algorithm that was being used worldwide, they said they did not inted to go after the free software community. Not much later, however,they just changed their mind.

]]> By: Josh Berkus http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/09/05/the-new-open-source-lawsuit-zfs/#comment-78350 Josh Berkus Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:17:05 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/09/05/the-new-open-source-lawsuit-zfs/#comment-78350 Raven, It's hard to buy the "it's not about open source" line. If NetApp gets an injunction (unlikely) how would that *not* affect ZFS? For that matter, if NetApp's complaint is legitimate, why are they filing suit in East Texas? Raven,

It’s hard to buy the “it’s not about open source” line. If NetApp gets an injunction (unlikely) how would that *not* affect ZFS? For that matter, if NetApp’s complaint is legitimate, why are they filing suit in East Texas?

]]> By: Swashbuckler http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/09/05/the-new-open-source-lawsuit-zfs/#comment-76918 Swashbuckler Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:59:23 +0000 http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2007/09/05/the-new-open-source-lawsuit-zfs/#comment-76918 <blockquote>headed for East Texas</blockquote> Wouldn't happen to be Marshall, TX and the courtroom of Judge John Ward, would it?

headed for East Texas

Wouldn’t happen to be Marshall, TX and the courtroom of Judge John Ward, would it?

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