I asked for a formal note from EV1. As soon as it hits my email box, I'll publish it here.
Thanks, Hetz On 10/7/05, Omer Zak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2005-10-07 at 14:36 +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: > > Well, allow me to update you :) > > > > They made a mistake (actually their CEO did), and they appologized > > publically and cancelled all the licensing issues with SCO - so the > > story ends.. > > Sounds too good to be true. > Do you have a citation for this claim (link to news item, press release > or note to customers)? > --- Omer > > > You CAN install anything you like in those machines. Just for the fun > > I switched the machine I had there from RHEL 3 update 5 to RHEL 4 and > > to Fedora 4, and went back to RHEL update 5. I can compile any kernel > > that I want and use it. > > > > Furthermore, their agreement with you doesn't mention anything related > > to which kernel to run on the rented machine - be it 2.0, 2.2, 2.4 or > > the latest 2.6 with -mm patches - do whatever you want to do, crash > > the machine as much as you want (you get KVM services for free). > > > > Thanks, > > Hetz > > > > On 10/7/05, Omer Zak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The important issue is the terms of the SCO Linux "license" which EV1 > > > bought. > > > > > > AFAIK, the terms of the SCO Linux "license" (which become binding once > > > the document is signed and becomes a contract from legal point of view) > > > are such that EV1 are permitted to use only a certain binary-only > > > version of Linux kernel. I assume that this is binding also upon their > > > customers. > > > > > > In other words, if you host your Web site in EV1 and want to use your > > > choice of Linux kernel, then their agreement with SCO would block you > > > from using the kernel of your choice. > > > > > > This, if I got my facts straight, renders EV1 service much worse than > > > the service available from other ISPs. > > > > > > Again, I do not know the current legal status, and whether they > > > officially voided their "license". > > > --- Omer > > > > > > On Fri, 2005-10-07 at 12:38 +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: > > > > Some managers are fools. I've been working with quite few stupid > > > > managers in various jobs and places :) > > > > > > > > Does this means EV1 service is bad? does this means any other > > > > problems? I don't think so. > > > > > > > > Their management goofed. Happened with almost ANY management in the > > > > world (specially when you treat PR crap as news). Go to their web site > > > > today and try to find a single SCO server that their selling.. > > > > > > > > Try to think forward - if a hosting A company is super friendly to > > > > Linux, but charges quite more then hosting B company which offers a > > > > mix of Windows/Linux - which will you pick? Will you pay more just > > > > because company A is friendlier to Linux? > > > > > > > > Hetz > > > > > > > > On 10/7/05, Oron Peled <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Friday, 7 'October 2005 12:18, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: > > > > > > I found that EV1 are much cheaper, > > > > > > > > > > Just a reminder: These were the people that jumped on the SCO > > > > > bandwagon and bought SCO "licenses" to use Linux: > > > > > http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040322133607169 > > > > > > > > > > The market has enough alternatives, so it's easy not to fund > > > > > these clueless morons... > -- > Delay is the deadliest form of denial. C. Northcote Parkinson > My own blog is at http://www.livejournal.com/users/tddpirate/ > > My opinions, as expressed in this E-mail message, are mine alone. > They do not represent the official policy of any organization with which > I may be affiliated in any way. > WARNING TO SPAMMERS: at http://www.zak.co.il/spamwarning.html > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
