Comments on: Jonathan Schwartz’s update on the recent NetApp patent litigation http://prefetch.net/blog/index.php/2007/10/24/way-to-go-sun/ Blog O' Matty Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:31:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: shane http://prefetch.net/blog/index.php/2007/10/24/way-to-go-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-113554 shane Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:53:53 +0000 http://prefetch.net/blog/index.php/2007/10/24/way-to-go-sun/#comment-113554 We had a recent meeting with a certain chairmen at sun and he eluded to the counter suit that was just recently filed. He also had some interesting commentary about the whole situation. Basically, What's the worse that happens to sun if they had to retract/limit ZFS, it's just a part of a product set they offer. What's the worse that happens to Netapp if they can't use NFS ... Bye Bye NetApp. Ultimately it will end with cross licensing agreements between the two companies, it's just a shame they things didn't take a more "civil" route. We had a recent meeting with a certain chairmen at sun and he eluded to the counter suit that was just recently filed. He also had some interesting commentary about the whole situation.

Basically,
What’s the worse that happens to sun if they had to retract/limit ZFS, it’s just a part of a product set they offer.
What’s the worse that happens to Netapp if they can’t use NFS … Bye Bye NetApp.

Ultimately it will end with cross licensing agreements between the two companies, it’s just a shame they things didn’t take a more “civil” route.

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