[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

[Keith Parris]

On 8/2/2012 11:08 AM, JF Mezei wrote:
> IF Oracle really did sign a contract that had it commit to continue
> development for IA64 until end of sales, then that contract is binding.

That's exactly what the judge concluded.

> My question is whether Oracle was really so dumb as to sign this or
> whether this interpretation was made by the judge based on other
> contracts such as the ugliness when Hurd got hired by Oracle.

This IS the contract signed by Oracle and HP in connection with the Hurd 
ugliness.