Isn't this kinda antithetical to the open source movement? This is
basically saying, "Hey, we're going to make something open source, just
not on these platforms."
Are you saying that the source code can't be used by someone to port it
to Solaris, or that it just hasn't been done?
Seth Mos wrote:
At 07:31 7-11-2001 -0500, Jesse W. Asher wrote:
I'm using XFS on RH7.1 successfully so far and I'm pretty happy with
it. My problem is a little off topic for this list, but it is
semi-related. Because I don't want to have to manage another type of
journaling filesystem, I'd like to run XFS on Solaris 8 and I was
wondering if it was available for Solaris 8. I have a bunch of Linux
boxes and one Solaris box and I'd rather not have to go through the
extra work and I can't get rid of the Solaris box (unfortunately).
You will have to convert that solaris box to Linux then. Solaris is
not planned and unless they do some really groovy things with their
code and licenses I don't think it's even possible.
Any pointers to a Solaris version of XFS would be appreciated....
There are none.
XFS was specifically put under the GPL to prevent Sun from "just"
incorporating XFS into Solaris at no development cost.
Cheers
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Seth
Every program has two purposes one for which
it was written and another for which it wasn't
I use the last kind.
--
Jesse W. Asher
"They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary
safety, deserve neither liberty or safety." - Benjamin Franklin
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