[Info-vax] open source OpenVMS (Re: Oracle-RDB seminar notes)

[David Froble]

Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2013-04-02, Paul Sture <nospam at sture.ch> wrote:
>> You can only develop and demonstrate applications, not actually use them.
>>
> 
> So Oracle did the same kind of thing to Rdb as they did with Solaris 10.
> 
> Sun made Solaris 10 free to use; but Oracle changed the license terms
> to stop people using it for any production work. In the case of Solaris 10,
> Oracle added language to the license to restrict it to a 90 day evaluation
> period unless you also bought a service contract.
> 
> Some background reading I just found:
> 
> http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source/license-change-leaves-sun-solaris-users-crossroads-858
> 
> Simon.
> 

I would think Oracle is closing the barn door after the horses have left.

If you download a new copy from Oracle, maybe they can enforce the new 
rules, but any copies Sun put out should not be covered, as they were 
put into the public domain (I haven't read tha exact license) and I 
don't think you can retract such.

Of course, Larry has more lawyers than most people ....