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Re: [cobalt-users] Where to get .pkg for RaQ4??
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Where to get .pkg for RaQ4??
- From: "Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed Apr 3 14:23:30 2002
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
"N|ghtHawk" <nighthawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> * NOTICE TO ROOT USER: Changes to system files may affect *
> * your warranty. Please consult your warranty card for details. *
> --
>
> So that seems to me that I can only use pkg's from the official Sun
> Cobalt releases. Which leaves me with a server with security-holes,
> but with a warranty.
> Does that mean I need to make a choice between the warranty and
> security?
As has been pointed out by one or more list members recently, apparently
there is no longer a software warranty, just a hardware warranty. So it
seems logical that installing unofficial PKGs does not affect your warranty
in any way. You may want to follow up with Sun directly to verify.
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Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
http://www.befriend.com/