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		overthrow on April 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Windows on Btrfs Probably license issues - same reason Linus won't add ZFS to the linux kernel. https://itsfoss.com/linus-torvalds-zfs/ If Linus is afraid of Oracle, MS should definitely be afraid

lern_too_spel on April 22, 2023 [–]

More likely Microsoft doesn't want its OS features to be controlled by a third party. The issues with using ZFS in Linux stem from the GPL. Neither Windows nor MacOS are affected.

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