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Still by law firm ORACLE; this software thing is just a side business to extract licence fees out of companies that thought they could use this for free.
by sebastien_b 4y ago
Still by law firm ORACLE; this software thing is just a side business to extract licence fees out of companies that thought they could use this for free.
- hsbauauvhabzb 4y agoHow much do the licences cost?
- ta988 4y agoAs much as they can squeeze.
- sebastien_b 4y agoAnd if they find out you've been using it commercially (even just your home machine you have a non-running copy on connecting to your company's VPN network) without an existing licence, they're squeezing your balls in open court.
- hsbauauvhabzb 4y agoI looked it up, $50 per licence with a 100 licence minimum. Shame, Id pay per licence if I could, but instead I’ll probably just block their traffic and breach their licence. I doubt they can legally enforce those terms in Australia.
- dotancohen 4y agoWhy? Alternatives exists.
- hsbauauvhabzb 4y agoSure, but I know virtualbox well. I’d love to use kvm but the seamless file sharing and network bridging on virtual box is near seamless, regardless of how hacky it is.
- hnfong 4y agoThey might not be able to enforce shrinkwrap terms but they can definitely (threaten to) sue for copyright infringement. (Which could be a criminal charge too depending on how cozy your government is currently with the US) (Up to you, just saying.)
- pjmlp 4y agoThe kind of projects I work on, that is a rounding error on overall project budget. VS Ultimate, SQL Server, AEM, Sitecore, SharePoint, Azure, AWS,...