Jordan, can you please comment? Re: [off-topic] NTFS, Apple and GPL vs LGPL (Was : NTFS write support)

[Sergey Babkin]

Gilbert Fernandes wrote:
> 
> In November, Apple has again tried to hijack Linux-NTFS code, this time by
> suggesting {http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=13769046}
> that it be licensed under the LGPL. This was promptly rejected by one main
> developer, who threatened lawsuits.
> 
> ----8>----8>----8>----8>----8>----8>----8>
> 
> It is thus highly probable that Apple would like to see a BSD-based
> implementation of NTFS. They asked twice the GPL-based project to adopt a
> dual-licence so they (Apple) would be able to integrate this into MacOS X.
> 
> Perhaps Apple would agree to give some support for the BSD-licence based
> work ?

Hm, we should probably ask Jordan Hubbard to comment on this.

-SB