On Fri, 21 Dec 2001, Jerome Tan wrote: > Does this mean that a corporate with an old Solaris OS can get continuous > update and support without spending a new one IF it contains less than 9 > CPUs?
Nope. It means you can update to Solaris 8 ONLY, with NO support unless you want to purchase a support package. Pretty cool if you know your way around solaris. Tell me orly are all your solaris boxes at work registered under this license? > > Regards/ > Jerome > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Orlando Andico" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 4:43 PM > Subject: Re: [plug] Why Linux on (modern) SPARC is stupid and naive > > > > On Fri, 21 Dec 2001, Jerome Tan wrote: > > .. > > > No, it's not free. The cost of the OS is already included in the Solaris > > > box. Thus, the Solaris you get is just one time and not continuous > upgrade. > > > > To wit (See http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/licensing.html): > > > > If an end user buys a used Sun system from a non-authorized broker, > > dealer, etc., the end user can get a valid Solaris license in one of two > > ways: > > > > 1. For systems with a capacity of 9 or more CPUs, the end user > > should buy a special "new user" license from its Sun sales rep, Sun > > authorized reseller or Sun's online store (US only). > > > > 2. For systems with a capacity of 8 or fewer CPUs, the new end > > user can register for a free Solaris 8 license through the Free Solaris > > Binary License Program. > > > > > > > > -- > > Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Mosaic Communications, Inc. > > > > _ > > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at > http://plug.linux.org.ph > > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
