[BlueOnyx:24609] Re: End of life of Centos 8?

Ernie ernie at info.eis.net.au
Sun Dec 13 04:39:30 -05 2020


Quite right,
I have my Suns and Oracles mixed up.

I still have a working RaQ 550 lying around somewhere, time flies in IT


- Ernie.



> Hi Ernie,
> 
> > Funny thing, is, Oracle were the ones that released the Cobalt source
> > code into the public domain, when they bought out Sun, and decided to
> > abandon the Cobalt products. Without Oracle we wouldn't have BlueOnyx.
> 
> Sorry, but that isn't correct:
> 
> On December 23, 2003, Sun released the RAQ550/Sausalito Source code
> under the BSD license.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt_RaQ
> 
> Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010:
> 
> https://www.oracle.com/sun/
> 
> Oracle is sort of a reverse Midas. Whatever they touch turns to shit. :p
> 
> See:
> https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/2e2c1o/what_do_we_hate_oracle_for/
> 
> -- 
> With best regards
> 
> Michael Stauber
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