Coda File System

Re: protection database - lower edge

From: Kragen <kragen_at_pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 12:14:51 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Peter J. Braam wrote:
> Good suggestions but we won't do it that way:
> 
> a) we don't want any of SUN's stuff since we'd have to port that library
> to Windows.  All it takes is a few ntohl etc.

Someone pointed out that this porting has already been done.

> b) the dbm from sleepycat is indeed beautiful, but it is not free for
> commercial use, hence we won't use it.

It isn't clear whether it is or not -- the license document says it
is.  I await a response from sleepycat.

Kragen
Received on 1998-02-16 12:24:12