[rescue] U5 coming, looking for some advice
Sandwich Maker
adh at an.bradford.ma.us
Sun Oct 24 22:35:42 CDT 2010
" From: Phil Stracchino <alaric at metrocast.net>
"
" On 10/24/10 18:09, Sandwich Maker wrote:
" > " From: hike <mh1272 at gmail.com>
" > "
" > " check the oracle site--someone said that hobbyist licenses were the same as
" > " with sun.
" >
" > the big difference is that oracle has completely cut access to patches
" > for hobbyists without money. you can't even get java updates, which
" > are still free for windows and linux.
"
" It's almost as though Oracle were trying to, you know, either kill off
" or monetize the hobbyist segment, or something like that...
i'd say kill off anything that doesn't show bottom-line cash flow.
it's just business.
" Even Microsoft figured out eventually that restricting access to
" security patches was bad for *everyone*.
true - but ms sees value in individual consumers; that's their
customer base. individuals scarcely register with oracle; their
customer base is corporate.
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