That license "mania" is important. Just because it restricts you from doing certain things you wish you could doesn't mean the license itself is wrong.
RMS once commented that he used OSS not because its better right now, but that by using it (and of course, supporting its development), OSS would be better someday.
I guess if you're a startup and trying to be lean and agile and pragmatic, it kind of sucks, but as a human being, who gets to make decisions where one don't need to optimize for ROI, I think its important to recognize what this is: an opportunity. Improve existing tools, maybe help convince Sun to change their license, learn BSD, any of a number of options.
This isn't because Linux is a license nazi or anything. GNU (and with it, Linux) exists for a number of reasons, but I think at least some of the people working on it push it because of the way the license operates.
In short: feature, not a bug.
(PS: this isn't an attack on you; I'm just kind of frustrated that people always have this complaint about ZFS. Sun made ZFS, and open sourced it out of their own good graces. Linus and hundreds and thousands of other people made Linux, and distribute that source out of their own good graces. This isn't a "well why don't you write a patch" rant, as much as it is licenses and laws and all that boring stuff exists for a very important reason, and its important to be mindful of the effects it has on you as a human and as a programmer. If you don't like the way it works, please try to participate in the democratic process and make your voice heard through other means as well.)
