Posted by
gfdsa on Apr 20th, 2010 in
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Once there was a way to open ODF (Open Document Format, read OpenOffice) docs in MS Office. You could get a free (as in beer) plugin from sun and open files. Not anymore.
Although the Oracle site still, at the time of writing, offers the software for free with the tagline “Get it now: FREE”, users clicking through will find that Oracle are now charging $90, per user, for a right-to-use license for the...
Posted by
gfdsa on Mar 29th, 2010 in
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Oracle has changed Solaris 10 license from “free to use” to “90 days trial”
Expect trials for Java SE, MySQL and some “light” versions barely working you can get for free:
Now, with its acquisition of Sun finalized, it seems that Oracle has appended this sentence to the license paragraph above:
Please remember, your right to use Solaris acquired as a download is limited to a...
Posted by
gfdsa on Feb 9th, 2010 in
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Last week, Oracle laid off two more members of Sun’s already-decimated APO (Orca screen reader, a project led by Sun’s Accessibility Program Office.)
Open Letter to Oracle here
Now it’s more like offense if they close it ...
Posted by
gfdsa on Feb 8th, 2010 in
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Oracle kills Project Darkstar; adios to virtual worlds | VentureBeat.
Here you go. Another “useless” thing made by Sun bites the...
Posted by
gfdsa on Jan 29th, 2010 in
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OK, this is the first one, how many are there yet to come?
This action is being undertaken to provide the best project hosting solution for all of our customers into one location. Minimizing the number of current project hosting sites is a start in this direction. The consolidation process is underway and we will post notices about the plans and timeline as they become publicly available.
and is it for bad or for...
