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Oracle Wants Proof That Open Source Is Profitable

Posted by Soulskill on from the show-me-the-money dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Since Oracle's acquisition of Sun, all open source projects that now have Oracle as their primary sponsor are worried about their future, and FUD is spreading quickly. Very few public statements have been made by Oracle executives, particularly regarding OpenSolaris. The community is arguing about the difficulties of forking the code base when most (if not all) of the developers are employed by Oracle. Now Oracle wants the community to prove that open source can be made profitable. What arguments can the Slashdot crowd provide to convince Oracle about that?" Reader greg1104 tips related news about licenses for Solaris. According to an account manager, "Solaris support now comes through a contract on the hardware (Oracle SUN hardware)."

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  1. Re:Am I the only one.... by fyoder · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...who read Oprah instead of Oracle?!

    You and the four other female readers of slashdot.

    Deities please bless and send us more lady geeks.

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  2. It is profitable for me by macbeth66 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't have to pay for it...

  3. Re:Am I the only one.... by SQLGuru · · Score: 5, Funny

    Up your font size.

    Ch3ap VeRd@na! Do you want a bigger font size? Imprezz Hur! Send your credit card info! Only $49.95!

  4. Re:Clarifications (I'm the quoted source) by SQLGuru · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh yeah, and in case anyone thinks I don't know what I'm talking about -- have a look at https://www.ohloh.net/p/opensolaris/contributors -- that would be my name at the top of list.

    I didn't see Anonymous Coward in that list anywhere.

  5. You want the proof? You can't handle the proof! by jayveekay · · Score: 2, Funny

    “A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven.”

    -Jean Chretien, Prime Minister of Canada

  6. Funny you should mention that by jamrock · · Score: 2, Funny

    just think of it as the America's Cup of software

    When Ellison was in New Zealand competing for the America's Cup several years ago, he so endeared himself to the Kiwis with his arrogant, abrasive personality, that the locals quipped that "Oracle" stood for "One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison". Classic!

  7. hell yes it's profitable by mikeabbott420 · · Score: 3, Funny

    MYSQL saves us a ton of money.

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  8. Re:And The Flip Side ... by DAldredge · · Score: 4, Funny

    If only your parents had taken your advice.