Re: [cobalt-users] OSRCD (slightly off topic?)

[Greg Hewitt-Long <cobaltusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Hi,
>
>Sun has sent us (frontstreetnetworks.com / raqware.com) notice
>requesting that we can no longer provide our OSRCD service.
>
>They claim we are selling their software at a profit!
>
>I maintain (and my lawyer concurs) that the software we put on an OSRCD is
>freely available on the Internet. Anyone can download the software and build
>his/her OSRCD.
>
>We are not selling the software we are selling a service!
>
>The service we provide is;
>1) We download latest Sun/Cobalt iso for a product.
>2) We download all the latest patches.
>3) We modify the partition table on, Qube1/2, RaQ1/2/3/4 to make larger
>    '/' and '/var' partitions. (later systems have larger partitions)
>4) We download the third party patches that a client request.
>5) We build an OSRCD iso that includes all the current sun/cobalt patches,
>    and the third party pkgs the client requested!
>6) We test the OSRCD on an actual server to insure that it works properly!
>    (I might add, we have never had an issue with the CD's)
>7) We send the OSRCD to the client.
>
>And we do NOT sell them on ebay!
>
>We do all this for $50.00 + shipping, we might be breaking even on the
>service!
>
>What do you think?
>Does Sun/cobalt have a complaint?


To me - this sounds like an exercise in losing money - but everyone values their time differently.  I'd personally consider it a bargain at that price - an ABSOLUTE BARGAIN.

But - as always - I am not an attorney!!

regards

Greg Hewitt-Long

ps - can I get a build with a RAQ4i with:

Bassi's Mailscanner
Vipul's Razor
PHP
PHPMyAdmin
MySQL
Latest webalizer
OpenWebMail
Security and SSH/Kernel and other patches up to date etc.

Can you test it on a RAQ4 and also a Qube 3 for us?  All for $50?




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