On 01.05.2010 21:42, Jim Klimov wrote: > Hello, Callum. > > Thank you for the answer which indicates that the project is possibly not > abandoned by Oracle, at least. ;) > > I'd only like to join others with the plea for some more available > information - since a lot of FUD spreads based on suspicion and lack of > replies. > > Some banner on an OpenSolaris site like "Yeah, we're working on it. Will > release when ready!" might suffice for most of the askers, myself included. > Then we'll see that there *is* something to wait for, while we're lagging > back planned updates of home-grown IT labs, etc. > > I'm afraid, this banner would remind many people of Blizzard's long-awaited > projects like Starcraft-2 or Diablo-3, or of the last Duke Nukem which > vanished after 12 years in the making... but that's still something fans were > waiting for all this time ;)
Or about the various cold-fusion projects that area a mere 20 years away. ;) But seriously, I agree about the lack of communication. It doesn't help (or rather: It helps the cynicism experienced by anyone who's had earlier dealings with Oracle.) //Svein -- --------+-------------------+------------------------------- /"\ |Svein Skogen | [email protected] \ / |Solberg Østli 9 | PGP Key: 0xE5E76831 X |2020 Skedsmokorset | [email protected] / \ |Norway | PGP Key: 0xCE96CE13 | | [email protected] ascii | | PGP Key: 0x58CD33B6 ribbon |System Admin | [email protected] Campaign|stillbilde.net | PGP Key: 0x22D494A4 +-------------------+------------------------------- |msn messenger: | Mobile Phone: +47 907 03 575 |[email protected] | RIPE handle: SS16503-RIPE --------+-------------------+------------------------------- If you really are in a hurry, mail me at [email protected] This mailbox goes directly to my cellphone and is checked even when I'm not in front of my computer. ------------------------------------------------------------ Picture Gallery: https://gallery.stillbilde.net/v/svein/ ------------------------------------------------------------
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