RE: Not meaning to feed Andrew.....

From: Main, Kerry (kerry.main_at_hp.com)
Date: 03/08/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:54:03 -0500

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Harrison SUNUK Consultancy
> [mailto:Andrew_No.Harrison_No@nospamn.sun.com]
> Sent: March 8, 2004 10:51 AM
> To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
> Subject: Re: Not meaning to feed Andrew.....
>
> Main, Kerry wrote:
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Andrew Harrison SUNUK Consultancy
> >>[mailto:Andrew_No.Harrison_No@nospamn.sun.com]
> >>Sent: March 8, 2004 7:27 AM
> >>To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
> >>Subject: Re: Not meaning to feed Andrew.....
> >>
> >>Main, Kerry wrote:
> >>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>
> >>>Well, there is this article which you might find
> >>
> >>interesting feedback
> >>
> >>>from some of those involved in that whole $2B fiasco. Also, it has
> >>>some valuable insight into just how much (or rather
> little) the Sun
> >>>folks think of Linux.
> >>>
> >>
> >>Kerry all you have broadcasted is more irrelevant FUD. This is an
> >>email from a disgruntled ex Cobalt employee not a Cobalt customer.
> >>
> >>Do you understand the difference ?
> >>
> >
> >
> > Sigh ... Re-read the article ... It has references to Customers.
> >
> > Lets not be silly here - do you really think all those
> Customers that
> > made significant investments in these Sun products that were
> > subsequently "murdered" (to use a semi-popular phrase from
> some here)
> > were not ticked off with this decision?
> >
>
> Sigh one customer and they arn't complaining directly at Sun
> (read the article).
>
> Do you really want me to compare and contrast that very muted
> response to the demise of the Cobalt brand with the demise of
> Alpha/Tru64 plus the non delivery of the limitted additional
> support that was announced when Alpha was axed.
>
> For example Sun has released the Qube Sources to the
> OpenSource community, can you show me where the Tru64 sources
> are for me to download and do what I will with given that
> Tru64 is going to EOL.
>
[snip ..]

Come on Andrew - quit grasping at straws ..

The Cobalt SW and HW is dead, dead - nothing is continuing. There are no
follow-on products or roadmaps. Nothing is being used in Solaris future
versions etc. None. Nada.

So, why would Sun not throw everything associated with the product into
the Open Source arena?

Tru64 UNIX continues to be actively sold and supported. It will continue
to be supported until at least 2011 (that's all the lawyers would agree
to, but VAX's are still supported today).

In addition, a number of key and very competitive technologies will be
integrated from Tru64 UNIX into HP-UX.

So, based on your view, HP should follow Sun's lead and give away all
the Tru64 sources away for nothing?

ROTFL ..come on Andrew, its time to move on. This thread is getting
boring ..

:-) :-)

Kerry Main
Senior Consultant
HP Services Canada
Voice: 613-592-4660
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