On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 11:39 PM, Albert Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:41:19 +0300, Martin Bochnig <[email protected]> > wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:26 PM, Chris Pickett >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Derek Cicero <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> FYI - Oracle is no longer offering a free OpenSolaris CD shipping >>>> program at >>>> this time. As a result, we have removed all links and icons from the >>>> opensolaris.org site. If you would like to download OpenSolaris, > please >>>> visit the Downloads page at >>>> http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Main/downloads. >>> >>> I saw that one coming. >>> >>> Next on this channel: Source code access on a paid subscription level >>> and you have to pay $$$ per incident if you want to contribute to ON >>>>;-( >>> >>> Chris >> >> >> >> Chris, which Linuex distro offers such a program, where they ship CD's >> all over the planet, FOR free [for YOU]? >> >> You have a link? > > To be fair, > http://www.oracle.com/webapps/dialogue/dlgpage.jsp?p_ext=Y&p_dlg_id=5659298&src=5634329&Act=44 > and https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ ... > >> >> If the original message would have been "download section is now >> restricted access to buyers only", then I would be more on your logic. >> > > I agree with that, but I think both of you are overreacting. ;) > > Yes, it outright *sucks* for adoption and awareness that the free CD > program has ended, but as it was through Sun's online stores it may just be > a side effect of the reorganisation of those stores that has affected the > purchasing other Sun products. For reference, the not-free Solaris 10, > Studio, and VirtualBox media kits are currently shipping from > globalspecials.sun.com which looks like it's a remnant that's yet to be > properly Oracle-ised. > > Given Oracle does have free media kits for some its other software, the > program may re-emerge under whatever division is responsible for the other > media kits. > > -Albert
Albert, this is very insightful and interesting background info. We all may have been too hard towards Oracle. But why do they not "get it", that it is their own fault due to a _total_ lack of community interaction? Why is it so difficult for them to understand such basic things? A community is not a commercial audience! Maybe they should understand, that it would be better to put on softer gloves ... ? Just a HotSpot News Update at some special location. Just a few list mails. A conf call with the OGB. All those things cost nothing, except a single tiny thing: R E S P E C T Thanks, %martin _______________________________________________ website-discuss mailing list [email protected]
