Solaris Updates a pay for feature
Hi All,
When you think it can't get any worse. I have a Ultra 45 , Brand Spanking New, about $5000. Loaded Solaris 10 on it and thought, let me go download the Solaris 10 (Sparc) patch cluster and install it before I move this system into the lab. Come to find out you now have to have a "PAID SUPPORT CONTRACT" to download a patch cluster. What!
We also bought a $7500 X4200 and I went to Sun to download the manual and some detailed pictures of the Front /Back and Interior veiws; nope sorry got to have a "PAID SUPPORT CONTRACT" for that as well.
WoW what a positive user experiance that is. Makes you wonder what Sun is thinking. So, my next Server / Workstation purchase will from a Linux only vendor that is for sure.
Joe
I understand having systems in a "secure" environment with no internet access, and having to download the patch clusters and burn them on CD, bring into the lab, and deploy the patches...uggg...what a pain.
So, what we have now is Sun giving away a perfect great OS, then CHARGING people to download the recommended patch clusters? Now that makes a lot of sense said tongue in cheek). I have been a loyal fan of Sun since version 4 and Solaris since 2.51 and am now shaking my head. This is certainly going to drive people either to OpenSolaris, or to any of the over 400 flavors of Linux. I guess Sun had to follow RedHat's method of "let's bait them with the free OS then zap them on support re patches"
Sun (Jonathan Schwartz), if you're listening, will you wake up and provide free up to date patches for a free OS, or just start charging for it all, but do NOT give away the OS, then require that unsuspecting person to call and get a silver service contract just to download patches for the dang FREE OS? Too much to ask?
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