You (Svein Skogen) wrote:
> On 29.03.2010 11:52, Joerg Schilling wrote:
> > bsd <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> OpenSolaris has some nice technologies, but with FreeBSD you can run zfs.
> >
> > This is an incorrect claim, Opensolaris runs zfs. Please try to avoid
> > missleading claims.
>
> I suppose what he meant was "FreeBSD too has zfs" (but an older version
> currently).
>
> But I suppose the issue here is that there are quite a lot of bitterness
> from people who _HAD_ a perpetual license for Solaris (issued by Sun),
> and now have nothing of the sort, unless they hand over a lot of money
> to Oracle, both for hardware, and a service-agreement.
>
> This move makes a certain database corporation seem almost as bad as the
> coin-oped antivirus-vendors who operate by the slogan "insert more money".
>
> I can understand that bitterness. I can understand that someone wants to
> dub Larry "Darth Ellison" over this. But I agree that some language in
> this thread has become ... too heated. Even for someone like me who has
> English as a second language, I see that the thread has gotten out of
> hand, with personal insults thrown everywhere.
>
> Those who are bitter at Oracle's move, would better remember that the
> Sun engineers are as much victims of this as they are, and should not be
> crucified over what the suits in "management" has done. Those engineers
> have actually done their best to give us the best operating system they
> could. While still being in fear of their own jobs (due to a certain
> Sith Lord taking over their employer).
>
> So direct your anger towards those who have done both you, and the
> engineers harm, not against the other group of victims.
>
> //Svein
And I can still only repeat:
Nothing is ever build in concrete! Be patient, make yourself be heard (at the
right places, and in decent BUSINESS-oriented language), and have a good cup
of tea!
See also:
http://c0t0d0s0.org/archives/6446-About-Solaris,-Oracle,-support-and-all-the-rest-....html
I feel, like I'm in a treadmill, repeating, and repeating the same over and
over again... Solaris is not dead, OpenSolaris is not dead, as much as some
here like to see that that way!
Matthias
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