On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:44:27 +0200 Matthias Pfützner <matth...@pfuetzner.de> wrote: > > Folks, also again: > > CALM DOWN! > > As I stated now MULTIPLE TIMES. Times are changing, GET USED TO IT! > Oracle is a company (and you can proff it by yourself, if you LOOK > BACK at Oracle's history of roadmaps and the likes), that ONLY > PUBLISHES roadmaps, once the INKS ARE DRY! > > Do you KNOW anything about the feature set of Oracle's Database its > upcoming version X, Y or Z? > > Is this non-knowledge an indication, that Oracle's DB is DEAD? > > So, folks, again, GET USED TO the new communication, and DO NEVER > EVER draw WRONG conclusions! > > It's so easy! > > Matthias
First I don't think anybody has over-reacted and needs to calm down except perhaps yourself. Second.. and to be frank; This is what upsets most of us that are upset. The arrogance in your (and Oracle's) attitude. You seem to be operating under the assumption that Open/Solaris is the only game in town and that we all just have to 'get used to' the new way that Oracle is doing things. This couldn't be further from the truth. The fact is that at least in my shop it has been a somewhat uphill fight to keep Open/Solaris in operation. This, however, isn't about abandoning ship and choosing a different product (which is easy to do). Some of us have been using Open/Solaris for some time. Invested considerable amounts of time and money into training, certifications, and hardware. Some of us are hoping that Oracle realizes that they are really (at least in appearance) arsing stuff up (including communication with Oracle sales rep's that I simply will not get into). So you can state as many times as you like that you are fine with the way Oracle is handling things (as you implicitly do with your message). You can include whatever fuzzy business logic you can dream up about how from a business stand point it all makes perfect sense. It doesn't change the fact that there are several customers, users, hackers, and enthusiasts that are not satisfied with the communication from Oracle. How that effects Oracle's bottom line and the evolution and adoption of Open/Solaris remains to be seen. One thing that is perfectly clear is that making the Open/Solaris use case in my situation is becoming increasingly difficult. I could be alone, but I doubt it. -- Stephen _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
