[pca] No more free patches

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Jeff,

Am 23.05.2010 um 21:35 schrieb Jeff Wieland:
> There was a time, maybe circa 2003-4, when one could download any  
> patch
> without a contract.  Of course back then you had to pay real money for
> Solaris -- you could not download it for free.  Eventually you could
> only download security patches for free, now you can get the O/S for
> nothing, but you cannot secure it without paying.

This is not quite true: If you download Solaris you can evaluate it
for 90 days and then you must buy a support contract or delete it.
 From <http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/get.jsp#download> "Licensing
Information":

   "Please remember, your right to use Solaris acquired as a download
    is limited to a trial of 90 days, unless you acquire a service
    contract for the downloaded Software."


Best regards

   -- Dago