[Craig, Otto, Bob, et al: I can't begin to express how much I
appreciate your efforts in this mailing list, the blogs, wikis, Sun
forums, etc. You guys are going above and beyond to make this
technology a great success, so *please* recognize that the following
rant is not pointed in your direction.]
Ruben, I understand your confusion.
There was *in fact* such an offering. For a (short) while, both SRSS
and SGD were explicitly included in the "Solaris Enterprise System"
which was "available at no cost for both development and deployment".
That's a direct quote - see this:
http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/presskits/nov30/faq.html
During that time, both SRSS and SGD appeared as selectable options on
the SES download page. SRSS obviously doesn't have a license
enforcement mechanism, but SGD does. So, there also appeared on that
download page a note to send email to
< [EMAIL PROTECTED]> for free licenses. I and a colleague in
another department sent the email and got the free SGD license codes.
At this time, Sun was making a *lot* of marketing noise along the lines
of "we're making all our software free to use -- pay only for support!".
Then, suddenly, there was a silent pull-back from that position. SRSS
and SGD disappeared from the SES download list and Sun started
announcing promotional "deals" on SGD licenses.
IMHO, Sun pulled a bait and switch on this. Working in a perpetually
funding-challenged public university, I rejoiced at the original SES
announcements and then suffered bitter disappointment at the subsequent
silent retraction.
-tom
Mason Uyeda wrote:
Allow me to explain.
I'm really not sure if there was ever an offering that allowed use if
support was declined. But, I can tell you that whenever a Sun Ray is
purchased, the RTU to use that Sun Ray must also be purchased.
thanks
mason
Ruben Bahntje wrote On 03/14/07 07:33 AM,:
I am a bit confused about the SRSS RTU.
Is it a mandatory item when you buy a SunRay?
Some time ago, I ve read that if you don't whant support, you can use
the software, but now it seems that you can not order a SunRay DTU if
you don't buy a RTU. If that is the case (that EVERY SunRay MUST have
a RTU)?
Regards,
Ruben Bahntje
Ushuaia - TDF
Argentina
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