RE: [cobalt-users] sun and there fixes (haha)

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>> > I just speak the truth, and I know this because I spoke with the people
>> > working the SUN booth at ISP-CON in LA. and all they did was hold there
>> > head down in shame and talk to me about how right I was, and
>the internal
>> > struggle of "SUN COBALT" and "SUN"...
>> >
>>Okay Paul, I would not normally respond to the bait, but, if they sated
>>such, did you ask about any progress or changes coming, fixes? I can't
>>believe that SUN is dumping on us.
>
>Yes, I asked.... Got a " I do not know" answer.
>Believe my brother, believe.... :)

I spoke with a good source at Sun the other day about some other topics, but
he did confirm that several new units are in the pipe including a RaQ5 due
out in about 6 months. Sun has made a VERY significant commitment to Linux
in general and Cobalt in particular... it wouldn't surprise me to see a
Solaris Cobalt too.

'The friction of war' does seem to have clouded things up a bit in Sunland,
the merging of these two entities has indeed created some friction and I do
get the feeling that the citizens of Sunland aren't too happy about taking
on the new Cobalt line... but this has been mostly at the support and spare
parts (are there any?) level.

In their defense, I have lead a few mergers on a smaller scale and can
certainly feel their pain, it's not an easy thing to merge two companies
together effeciently and effectively. In an industry where change is made
and expected at a frantic pace, we should remember that Cobalt is still in
it's infancy at 3-4 years old and, in addition,  will need more time to
fully integrate with Sun..... like it or not.

Love em or leave em but I wouldn't expect anything close to perfection for
awhile and a little dissention in the ranks at Sun/Cobalt will, I am sure,
be seen and heard from time to time, they are human, their products are not.

Thus endeth the sermon on this fine Sunday morning.

Brad G
Web Host Supply