[geeks] [rescue] Passing on some news..

[Gaz God]

On a brighter note it'll mean some great hardware for Sol 10 or NetBSD will
be hitting the market at dirt cheap prices.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 10:15 PM, J. Alexander Jacocks <jjacocks at mac.com>wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Jonathan J. M. Katz <jon at jonworld.com>
> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Bill Bradford <mrbill at mrbill.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> http://www.sunhelp.org/2011/06/17/oracle-solaris-11-drops-support-for-legacy-sun-hardware/
> >
> > Never thought that the 15K would be "legacy" ... that makes a youngin'
> > like me feel old!
>
> Not to mention that there is some awfully young hardware being
> de-supported, in this round.  What ever happened to supporting
> everything for at least 5 years after last ship date?
>
> This is Oracle giving the finger to everyone who has stuck their neck
> out to support Solaris.
>
> - Alex
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