To whom it may concern:
-- Solaris 9 exiting Extended Support period
https://blogs.oracle.com/patch/entry/solaris_9_exiting_extended_support
Interesting part:
"... all patches created during the Extended Support period [ed: for
Solaris 9] will revert to "Operating System" access entitlement on MOS
so they are available to all customers will a valid support contract,
not just those that purchased Extended Support."
and
"There will be a final patch release cycle in November for both Solaris
8 and Solaris 9 to release bug fixes currently in process. After that,
there'll be no new Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 patches created. All existing
patches will remain available."
Martin.