Well i hope someone at Oracle can figure it out cause i can't..
Whats this "true-up" fee you think Oracle gets enough money..
Randy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Klimov" <jimkli...@cos.ru>
To: "SunRay-Users mailing list" <sunray-users@filibeto.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 3:04 AM
Subject: [SunRay-Users] Sun Ray/VDI Licensing
2011-09-23 18:37, Brad wrote:
Actually I'd love to hear on that from the list's experts: can the
Sun/Oracle software be used for free in production (without asking
for support) according to currently active rules?
Sun Ray software cannot be used for free. The eDelivery download is a
trial. You must license your Software with either the "Named User" or
"Sun Ray Device" license. One method licenses devices connecting or
specific users. We do not have a concurrent licensing model.
Oracle also stresses the importance of purchasing support. There are
patches that are released to My Oracle Support in between major releases.
Also Oracle has a policy that if you need support after the license
purchase time, you need to pay a "true-up" fee.
I definitely urge everyone on this list to read the Oracle Licensing
rules for exact details so that you know if you are in compliance or not.
I believe somebody sometime has already paid for RTU when the DTUs
were originally purchased. What if that was a different end-user
(i.e. for DTUs found from Amazon/eBay)? Must RTU be purchased again?
The Sun Ray "RTU" does not follow the device. The license you purchase is
for Sun Ray Software to allow clients to connect. Whether it's OVDC or a
physical Sun Ray connecting, your Sun Ray software needs to be licensed
for those connections.
Hm... In modern terms, is RTU a separate license (something to purchase)
or one of the above (i.e. Sun Ray Device license)?
If possible, can you provide the link to Oracle Licensing rules and
outline which licenses and supports (best of all - with which list prices)
would be relevant to some customer building a VDI solution with the
Sun/Oracle stack (SRSS, SGD, VDI, VirtualBox or OracleVM, Solaris at least
for server and storage environments, DSEE for user/network/etc. directory)
on Sun and non-Sun x86 hardware (a farm of servers or an OEM blade box
comes to mind)?
As I gather from numerous forums, even two years after the merge, many
people have problems buying Oracle stuff not only because of pricing and
vague understanding of Oracle licensing, but because even their sellers
don't know what and how to sell.
So having some (semi-)official lineup at least for this small subject
would be nice :)
Thanks in advance,
//Jim
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