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A comment on BeeGFS, the Parallel Cluster File System.

Re:BeeGFS, the Parallel Cluster File System by leni536 on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @07:22AM (#11166163)
http://www.beegfs.com/docs/BeeGFS_EULA.txt

Umm, how is this compatible with GPL v2? It seems more restrictive (enterprise features, parts that would be better enforced by a trademark policy).

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Re:BeeGFS, the Parallel Cluster File System by rbanffy on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @07:53AM (#11166321)
Speaking of trademarks, there is a band who would want to talk to these guys.
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Re:BeeGFS, the Parallel Cluster File System by 6502nerdface on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @12:41PM (#11168573)
How is there any potential for commercial confusion?
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Re:BeeGFS, the Parallel Cluster File System by rbanffy on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @02:45PM (#11169625)
You could store music in the filesystem ;-)
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Re:BeeGFS, the Parallel Cluster File System by JoachimSchipper on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @09:47AM (#11167090)
It appears that only the "client module" is GPLv2.
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