[cobalt-users] Re: ftp SRPMS updated

[Bruce Timberlake <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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> well ... finally... sun follows the gpl - that's nice ;-)
> 
> far too late though for several of our customers who decided to
> switch away when we tried to explain that we can't build proper
> modules for a box that we don't get the kernel-source for....
> (while we recommended the box because of its support before)
> 
> well, we can now try to convince them that sun has listened, but
> then my question rises up: will this policy last or is this "just
> for the moment"?

A little birdy told me that, to the best of his -- er, I mean _it's_ 
- -- knowledge, nobody has ever actually called customer service and 
placed a formal request for updated source code to be made available 
IAW GPL requirements, and that something like that in the daily 'call 
log' (or whatever they call it) would actually get seen fairly high 
up within Sun and carry some weight...

So if ever we need anything in the future, that's the route to take... 
place an official logged customer services request call... :)

And for those of you who don't have it, Sun Cobalt Support can be 
reached at +1 800 526 0484.

:)

- -- 
Bruce Timberlake

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