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| Initial release | Ported to various systems between 2006 and 2010. Forked from OpenSolaris August 2010 |
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| Stable release | 2.2.4[1] 
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| Repository | github |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | OpenSolaris, illumos distributions, OpenIndiana, FreeBSD, Mac OS X Server 10.5 (only read-only support), NetBSD, Linux via third-party kernel module ("ZFS on Linux")[3] or ZFS-FUSE, OSv |
| License | open source CDDL |
| Website | openzfs |
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| Formation | 2013 |
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| Products | OpenZFS filesystem |
Parent organization | Software in the Public Interest |
| Website | openzfs |
OpenZFS is an open-source implementation of the ZFS file system and volume manager initially developed by Sun Microsystems for the Solaris operating system and now maintained by the OpenZFS Project. It supports features like data compression, data deduplication, copy-on-write clones, snapshots, and RAID-Z. It also supports the creation of virtual devices, which allows for the creation of file systems that span multiple disks.
One of the capabilities of OpenZFS is self-healing. The file system can detect and correct errors while in use, without the need for a dedicated file system checker. This feature makes it suitable for mission-critical applications that require high availability.
OpenZFS is widely used in enterprise and data center environments, as well as in consumer devices like network-attached storage (NAS) devices. It is available for the following operating systems: Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, and Windows (through third-party solutions). OpenZFS is licensed under the CDDL (Common Development and Distribution License), which allows for both open-source and commercial use.
Founding members of OpenZFS include Matt Ahrens, one of the main architects of ZFS. [4] In 2020, the codebases of OpenZFS and ZFS on Linux were merged and released as OpenZFS 2.0. This release brought features and performance enhancements from the fast-developing ZFS on Linux to other platforms, such as FreeBSD. [2] [5][6]
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