I totally agree. Sun was always being too nice and passive with customers. Great when you needed advice and a solution that works. Bad when you're up against IBM and HP in bidding wars. Oracle while being "all business", is not a bad thing. It means they'll put the investment in the technology where it makes the most sense and work hard to make the sales and compete. Sun always had great technology and services. But marketing and sales was always a challenge. I think Sun actually did better when they depended on VARs. Things went bad when they took on the sales and they pushed many of the small VARs out of business. Sun should have either hired or bought the best VARs out back in the day to build a good sales force.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Octave J. Orgeron Solaris Virtualization Architect and Consultant Web: http://unixconsole.blogspot.com E-Mail: unixcons...@yahoo.com *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* ----- Original Message ---- From: W. Wayne Liauh <w...@hawaiilinux.org> To: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org Sent: Fri, November 19, 2010 6:21:59 PM Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] something about solaris 11 express license(OTN) > Hi, > > I was going through the OTN license and I noticed > something that got me thinking > that solaris 11 express can only be used on one > computer. what if i have was running > opensolaris on two or more computers at home (non > production form),like, my desktop and laptop.this > means i can only use solaris 11 express only on one > of them. is their a lawyer around here;-) > > this is the clip from the OTN: > > Ownership and Restrictions > We retain all ownership and intellectual property > rights in the Programs. The Programs may be installed > on one computer only, and used by one person in the > hardware environment identified by us. You may make > one copy of the Programs for backup purposes. > > http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/licenses/solaris-clu > ster-express-license-167852.html I read the license several times, but, shame-on-me, I think it is EXACTLY what it should be (and actually what it should have been). Sun was trying to play a nice guy, but failed miserably. That has affected not only Sun and Sun's shareholders, but also many of Sun's career employees. Of course Oracle could be a little bit more open, but pendulum swings. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
