[rescue] SunOS 5.5.1 inaccessible

[Patrick Giagnocavo +1.717.201.3366]

On Sun, Feb 16, 2003 at 01:40:56PM -0500, Jeff Workman wrote:

> > There is no mechanisim to limit inappropriate use of the freely
> > downloaded software...
> 
> At least they were kind enough to save us from that particular circle of 
> hell.  I wonder why they did things this way? This limits the "free use" of 
> Solaris 9 to what? 10 models at most?  Single processor sun4m or better 
> that come to mind:

My take is that they want to reserve the right to charge you for use
on high-end hardware, while basically letting you use it on lower end
systems at no charge.  This positions them in the Linux space while
still being able to charge money to big accounts...

--P