> > I just found this out, I don't know if it was > > announced or not but its news to me. > > The official license can be read here: > > > > http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/popup.jsp?info=17 > > The change itself and the way in which it has been communicated (or > not, rather) is cause for concern. > > The barrier to entry has just been raised in a major way, and I can't > see how in any way, shape or form this is a positive or progressive > step. I would have hoped Oracle were straight up about it, rather than > alter the small type in the license statement and leave it for > customers to join the dots. Also, according to many parts of the web > site itself, Solaris is still being promoted as being either "free" > and/or free for download - which is just plain confusing. > > So, does anyone know if this license change retrospectively affects > Solaris 10 installations pre-acquisition? > > Disappointed it's coming to this.
Again, as in my other posts in this thread, it's false. Yes, you can buy solaris for x86 hardware. I know because I buy it with Dell servers. It is possible for them to ship solaris with a different license via the website, or via purchased with a non-Sun server. So perhaps the one on the website available for free download might have this restriction in it. But the one that ships with a Dell server certainly doesn't. _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
