http://code.google.com/p/jopenray/
Maybe this project will be picking up some interest? It's really a shame that Oracle doesn't embrace EDU. It seems there is plenty of industry available to ransack to fill the coffers without picking on the institutions. Just my opine. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:sunray-users- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of William Yang > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 11:41 AM > To: SunRay-Users mailing list > Subject: Re: [SunRay-Users] Purchasing sunray DTU > > > > What my problem is that Micrsoft gives us EDU discount, Red Hat does, > > Maple does, Matlab does and Sun did. The feelings expressed are "we > like > > > you, you in EDU-land". Now you tell us that EDU discount wont happen, > ok, > > new prices could be accepted. What is harder to accept is "Why > doesn't > > Oracle like EDU-land as much as Sun did?" > > SUN = Stanford University Network; the company was founded out of EDU. > Oracle wasn't and as far as I can tell, Larry is trying to make as much > as > he can in full capitalist style before retiring. > > Scott McNealy in an interview > (http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/04/15/scott-mcnealy-can-still-dish/): > On Larry Ellison's legacy: "He's a great capitalist, but not all into > that > sharing thing and all the rest of it. You have to give the guy credit; > he > has found a way to extract every dollar he can from customers from > every > product he offers. He is very impressive, and there are very few who > have > lasted as long as he has." > > William Yang > _______________________________________________ > SunRay-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users
