That could be the case (FUD) but as someone who just tried to get Solaris 10 from Oracle which a few years ago you could get w/o restriction you now can downloa

That could be the case (FUD) but as someone who just tried to get Solaris 10 from Oracle which a few years ago you could get w/o restriction you now can download but can't get any patches unless you purchase a service contract. I believe the cost is roughly $700 - $800 per year USD. The way it was: http://news.cnet.com/Sun-releases-Solaris-10-for-free/2100-1016_3-5559021.html http://news.cnet.com/Sun-releases-Solaris-10-for-free/2100-1... http://news.cnet.com/Sun-to-set-Solaris-free%2C-after-a-fashion/2100-1016_3-5450749.html http://news.cnet.com/Sun-to-set-Solaris-free%2C-after-a-fash... The way it is now: "Production use of Oracle Solaris requires a support contract." http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris10/downloads/index.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris10/d...