Linked List: October 25, 2009

Jeff Bonwick Confirms That Apple Abandoned ZFS Over Licensing Issues 

Bonwick is the lead developer of ZFS at Sun.

Louis Gerbarg on Apple and ZFS 

Best piece on the Apple/ZFS/next-gen-FS situation I’ve seen anywhere, spanning everything from the potential licensing problems to the technical ways that ZFS is not ideal for Apple’s needs.