installing ubuntu on a new system - questions

[gene heskett]

On 8/12/25 14:23, Liam Proven wrote:
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> On 29/07/2025 3:37 pm, gene heskett wrote:
>> On 7/29/25 08:35, Liam Proven wrote:
>>> On Mon, 21 Jul 2025 at 02:24, gene heskett<gheskett at shentel.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I did, about a year ago as I was considering setting up amanda as a
>>>> backup solution, running on armbian, currently based on ubuntu, but I
>>>> made the mistake of reading the ZFS license.  Nuff said.
>
>> That made it clear that it was at the mercy of whatever future 
>> changes in the license might be made, possibly leading to a big clash 
>> with the general idea of FOSS.
>
> Not really, no.
>
> OpenZFS is under the Sun CDDL.
>
> > URL to this OpenZFS site, so I can read it myself?  It > sounds like 
> my google-foo must have miss-guided me and I wasn't reading
>> the license I thought I was.
>
> Sure!
>
> This is the license here:
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> https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/blob/master/LICENSE
>
> Here's a short explanation and comparison:
>
> https://amirkamizi.com/blog/top-open-source-licenses
>
> It says:
>
> «
> CDDL (Common Development and Distribution License)
>
> Another permissive license, but with some restrictions on patent use 
> and compatibility with other open source licenses. CDDL aims to 
> provide a balance between protecting the licensor's intellectual 
> property and encouraging collaboration and sharing of code.
> »
>
> Here's a slightly longer comparison:
>
> https://logicloom.in/demystifying-software-licenses-a-comprehensive-guide/ 
>
>
> OpenZFS is entirely 100% FOSS and it's no going away. The _only_ 
> problem is that it is not GPL and that means it can't be merged into 
> the Linux kernel.
>
>> I am not familiar with either of those, and Stratis is likely locked 
>> behind  the RH per seat license fees. URL's to both might be 
>> educational reading.
>
> No, it isn't.
>
> This is Stratis:
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> https://stratis-storage.github.io/
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> Wikipedia's summary:
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratis_(configuration_daemon)
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> Basically, it's not going anywhere and while it is now in RHEL it's 
> not looking to be a big hit.
>
>> What I want to do, with whatever file system I use, is combine 5 ea, 
>> 3.6T SSD drives into one big 15T LVM like system.  How that is 
>> actually partitioned is Yet T.B.D.
>
> Fair enough!
>
> I use TrueNAS Core for this. It is sadly discontinued now though.
>
> This is the successor:
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> https://www.zvault.io/
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> It needs an x86 PC though. It won't run on Arm. Not much will.
>
> There is OMV but I think it needs a real Raspberry Pi, not a copy like 
> a Banana Pi or something.
>
> https://raspberrytips.com/openmediavault-on-raspberry-pi/
This sems to be covered by a requester to dl some trash with no damned 
exit button, only exit is kill FF. Not super freindly IMO.
>
>
>> [...] Take care of #1 Liam.  I'm now past my "use by date" by quite a 
>> bit, my next b-day, if I get there will be the 91st.
>
> Oh my word! Congrats and keep hanging on in there!
I tied a knot in the end of my rope years ago.  You should too. ;o)>

Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
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