Re: RANT: Why Sun is losing to Linux

On 2006-12-22 23:16:12 +0000, Josh McKee <jtmckee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

I understand that the service mode is a special mode which could result in damage to the system. But there needs to be a non-destructive way to remove components from the CHS without requiring a sun service contract.

I can see this cutting a different way. Lets say Sun allow unrestricted access to this stuff. Then here's what happens. Critical database machine at large company starts complaining about components and disabling them. Large corporation inevitably has layer of mediocre-at-best middle management, who have saved money by not having a support contract. Sysadmins ask fool middle manager what to do: "Oh, can't we downgrade to a version of the firmware that doesn't whine about this issue? or just forcibly mark the components good?". Sysadmins take break from searching for new job to downgrade firmware and mark components good. A month later the error which the older firmware is not detecting mashes their database. Sysadmins lose job, middle manager moves on to *** up some other company. Sun blamed for failure.

--tim

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