> I think it's fair if one uses software for absolutely > no cost has no place to request for something, but > with prior Sun and now Oracle, individual is just > below their radar. One can pay for patches and RTU > for your Windows and MacOSX, but reality is there > isn't a chance one can do the same with Sun/Oracle..
I agree. I am much more hopeful for the future today than I was when the deal closed, and when Open Solaris was cancelled. By offering a free development license and binary releases of development snapshots, Oracle is actively showing that they are looking to push Solaris as something other than soley a platform to run Sun/Oracle applications on Sun/Oracle hardware. If the community (non-customers who may or may not contribute in non-monetary ways) wants Oracle's good will and respect, they need to also respect Oracle's property and business decisions. Things like: -stating a FREELY licensed binary distribution is simply unacceptable without accompanying source -demanding free technical support for a free development release -stating that you are now going to throw all your SPARC boxes in the trash -bashing Oracle management and calling them names is childish and costs the "community" credibility and respect. If you're a customer and you feel that way, rant to Oracle directly, not through a community message forum. eric -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
