Folks,
You (Giovanni Tirloni) wrote:
> If they are integrating this program under another division, why wouldn't
> they mention that right now ?
>
> That would save on all the FUD that's already spreading like wildfire. Am I
> to believe they are that naive ? I think they aren't.
>
> Only time will tell how everything plays out but I think we are all waiting
> for a train that isn't coming to this station.
>
> --
> Giovanni
It might be as simple as:
Open Source doesn't immediately generate money, but COSTS money, if you are a
sponsor.
So, as I also already stated: Oracle publishes things, when they are
decided. No infos about ONGOING INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS AND SPECULATIONS. Not
even internally!
>From that, it's as easy as that:
Try to learn to live with a NEW CULTURE of COMMUNICATION (not necessarily a
new way of handling the community! Oracle has other things to take care of in
the beginning, remember: Oracle promised, that Sun WILL DELIVER ADDITIONAL
MARGIN/PROFIT within the FIRST QUARTER (at least year), and that coming from a
position of LOOSING MONEY. So, they currently have much bigger fish to fry
(than how to spend money for Open Source engagements), that's for
sure!). Meanwhile, when you have pressing issues, you still have the
commercial way of dealing with that, which is: Your Sales Rep! Ask him/her,
complain to him/her! And don't EXPECT anyone from Oracle upper management
(those that decide!) to READ or LISTEN here in such email forums and
threads... And don't assume, that, BECAUSE you don't hear anything NOW, it
implies, you never will. Once Sun will be profitable again inside Oracle,
Oracle can THEN decide on how to spend the money. Also remember: Oracle is
very Larry-centric, many, if not all money-related decisions pass his desk
literally. So, as he's a SINGLE person, give him time to decide the bigger
things first.
That's all we're all are asking for for days, weeks, even months. Complaining
HERE doesn't help anybody!
So, again, also: Please STOP this discussions NOW, we're now doing that stuff
over a month now, it's getting really boring. No-one adds any real new infos,
it's seemingly only complaints, FUD and other some-such things...
Rest assured. Once things will be decided, we all will get to know them. Until
then, let's simply assume, that Oracle will be going forward with OpenSolaris
as it had been promising way and long before the acquisition.
OK, 'nuff now of this rant...
Matthias
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