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Re:Bcachefs may be headed out of the kernel by timschmidt on Friday July 04, 2025 @03:13PM (#44467103)
> it should be fine because you aren't distributing it.

Which excludes a vast amount of activity one might want to use Linux for which is otherwise allowed. Like selling a device with a Linux installation, distributing VM or system restore images, etc.

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Re:Bcachefs may be headed out of the kernel by yjftsjthsd-h on Friday July 04, 2025 @05:42PM (#44468080)
Sure, I happily grant that the licensing situation is really annoying and restricts the set of safe actions. I only object to claims that all use of ZFS is legally risky.
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