[SunHELP] Solaris 9 released

[Josh Greenberg]

I don't want to nitpick, but the irony of the
statement that StarOffice is an $80 value doesnt
escape me -- let us not forget where Sun got that
one... If my memory serves me correctly, that was a
freebie a couple of years back.

--Josh

--- Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Steve,
> 
> The U30 is single-processor, the U60 is dual (not
> familiar with the U80, I guess it is SMP as well).
> 
> As Bill mentioned, it appears to be an "honor
> system"
> not limited version of the OS (it would work on a
> dual
> CPU U60, if you tired it).
> 
> If respecting the license is important to you, then
> I
> wonder what the price of a legal multi-CPU system
> license would be...
> 
> BTW, the $95 "full" kit includes StarOffice 6 - an
> $80
> value, if you were thinking about getting that, then
> the full kit looks to be a bargain (in my opinion).
> Lionel
> 
> --- Steve Wingate <stevew at velosystems.net> wrote:
> >
> http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/licensing.html
> > >
> > > There is nothing in place (that I know of) to
> > enforce this licensing; they
> > > just want you to pay more if you have more than
> > one CPU... However, in
> 
> > Personally, I think they should have made it free
> > for use on systems with
> > fewer than four processors. I run Solaris on an
> > Ultra 5 at home and I have
> > been considering picking up a Dual U30 or U60. The
> > new licensing puts a
> > damper on that plan already.
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