I would like to add my thoughts regarding new situation.
It would be very nice if ORACLE continue to release Express
releases on a six-month basis for Desktop users, and when they
think it is proper time to release Solaris.Next then to relase it.
It would be very nice if ORACLE continue to maintain current
opensolaris.org web site and TestFarm servers, so community
could continue to port applications to Express Solaris releases.
>From my perspective, it'd speed up adoption of Solaris as a
server platform and increase its influence, and of course your
revenue.
I believe that printing Express CDs and sending to the community
would not take so much form ORACLE revenue but it is one very nice
guest which helps promoting OS as itself.
For the end of my email, T-Shirts and Solaris stickers would be
very helpful as well, since such artwork gives a sign to other
people that ORACLE's company strategy is in line with one social
responsible company - and people really appreciate it, believe me!
Uros Nedic
Belgrade, Serbia
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> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:30:03 -0700
> From: michael.widm...@gmail.com
> To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
> Subject: [osol-discuss] Idea for Oracle: Solaris11 and Support for Desktop in
> combination!
>
> Hi
>
> Form my personal opinion Oracle should make only one statement
> that could resolve and blow away the fear from users / customers
> contributors, illumnos project members and so on:
>
> We - Oracle decide that our effort should be to build the strongest
> and best Server OS with Solaris11. That's our business, that's our core!
>
> On the other side, we of course support contributors to make a desktop
> version from the source of the upcoming Solaris11 to broaden the user base
> of solaris OS - show the key concepts and all this.
>
> It's as simple:
> Support Illumnos for working together.
> Help with Servers, code and technology needed for desktop and small server
> systems
> help, belenix, schillix, stormOs and all this people who love to have the
> best OS on the
> working machine - NOT ONLY on the BIG IRON in the DATACENTER!
>
> It of course makes sense - for Oracle - to ship some things only with the
> Server Version (Solaris11)
> but it makes much more sense to support the community and broaden the user
> base,
> let them use most of the key concepts of an Big Iron based Server OS and make
> them hungry
> really hungry for Solaris11 to be installed and of course payed for on ther
> server machines!
>
> But don't stop all the effort for the people who like to have a home own
> screwed NAS box
> with the power of Solaris.
>
> Don't stop the community getting more attention on this wonderful OS.
>
> I've seen all this with OS/2 from IBM. They made big mistakes.
> So why should Oracle do the SAME? Only because it doesn't make money?
>
> It Makes Money - if the concept is the right one:
> If your are in Business - and do have Servers - you need contracts (as we do)
> but I won't pay for my laptop to have an Solaris on it - because it should
> come fŕom
> the community....
>
> So please Orcacle - Think about decisions that will kill on the long run your
> userbase!
>
> I would really enjoy to buy support for our server iron, if I can use an
> oracle supported
> (in which way ever) community that operate on the smaller "irons" out there.
>
> Best regards - hopefully many will sign this too!
>
> Michael Widmann
> bayoda gmbh
> Austria
>
> Maybe we are one of the alien people who bought support contract for
> OpenSolaris 2009.11
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