Re: Re: No more Solaris 9?! (Jerry K)

[email protected] wrote:
> On 5/28/2009 4:10 AM, Charles Lindsey wrote:
>>> I did find:
>>>
>>> http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/8/
>>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/9/
>>
>> I looked at that link, and it seemed perfectly willing to let me
>> download it, or even to purchase the DVD. No mention on any contract
>> being needed (though I didn't actually try it).
>>
> you may be looking at a cached page or something. it clearly states on
> the page that on april 28, 2009, solaris 9 reached the last state of
> EOL. there's no link to download it, no link to purchase it.

On the Solaris 9 link as per above, if one clicks on "Get the software" 
to the right, then you can still buy physical Solaris 9 media at $US95. 
Having said that, if you read the life cycle model that's linked 
(http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/lifecycle.xml), it pretty much says 
that there are 90 days from the EOL announcement (being April 28, 2009 
or point E3 in the diagram) to order the 'product' (which is nearly up).

--Phil.

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