From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Dec 20 08:10:04 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA23288 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Sun, 20 Dec 1998 08:10:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (Haldjas.folklore.ee [193.40.6.121]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA23220; Sun, 20 Dec 1998 08:09:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee) Received: from haldjas.folklore.ee (haldjas.folklore.ee [172.17.2.1] (may be forged)) by haldjas.folklore.ee (8.8.8/8.8.4) with SMTP id SAA05143; Sun, 20 Dec 1998 18:09:55 +0200 (EET) Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 18:09:55 +0200 (EET) From: Narvi To: "Jonathan M. Bresler" cc: netmonger@genesis.ispace.com, asmodai@wxs.nl, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sun Source Code? In-Reply-To: <199812201558.HAA22145@hub.freebsd.org> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sun, 20 Dec 1998, Jonathan M. Bresler wrote: > > Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1998 10:42:55 -0500 > > From: Drew Baxter > > > > I don't get where they can sell copies of Solaris for 10 bucks either.. > > Very odd company, Sun is. > > get solaris in the hands of as many people as possible. get them > used to it and wanting to use it. when their needs grow, sell them > sun hardware. anything to compete against microsoft. > Actually, as Solris is 10 bucks for personal use only, the equation really is - give people Solaris, so they are used to it. They know Solaris, so they will want to put it to use, so now is the moment to sell them the multi-user licence and make money. > jmb > Sander There is no love, no good, no happiness and no future - all these are just illusions. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message