Hopefully it can pick up. I don't know if it will ever be able to roll firmware updates though, since those need to be signed by a DSA key that only Oracle holds IIRC.
On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:59:20 -0500, "Quayle, Bill" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ SunRay-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/sunray-users
