RE: Not an OS war.. Just a simple question- Free vs. Open BSD

[Manesh, Nasser \(CAP, PTL\)]

Hi everybody.  I'm new to the list and I was just "listening" for a while,
bu tanyway...

> 
> Actually, the Solaris license is free when you buy Sun hardware.
> 
> If you want X86 license for intel platform, then you have to 
> _shell out_
> $695 (Aug 1999 list price) for a server license and media kit.
> 

If I'm not mistaken, now you can buy Solaris 8 for both SPARC and Intel
platforms for $75, which is basically cost of media and S&H.  You can also
get the source code for free.

Regards,

--Nasser
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