Simon Phipps writes on his weblog: "I'm in Berlin today opening the very first OpenSolaris Developer Conference. I'll be announcing that the new Get.OpenSolaris.org site that allows anyone in the world to order a kit containing DVDs of OpenSolaris distributions, documentation and source. With a nod towards the good folks at Ubuntu, Sun is sponsoring the kits so that they are completely free of charge, including global delivery. Hopefully this will mean even folks without the bandwidth to download DVD ISOs will be able to join the OpenSolaris community."
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Ditto.
I actually signed up on the first day this program was announced, more than a month ago. I got an email which acknowledged the request and forecasting a ten business days (IIRC) waiting time.
Nothing happened.
I'm in Europe too, so perhaps they are processing the US first. Disappointed.
Member since:2006-09-19
I have sign up at sun.de since mid January. Never getting my disc.
Same here, signed up but didn't receive anything.
A free offer is nice and tempting but when it's not fulfilled it leaves a lasting feeling of disappointment and bitterness.
Next time Sun offers something I'll offer my middle finger right back at them.
Member since:2006-08-06
It's a pity that you take that attitude. A simple email query to the opensolaris mailing lists revealed that the problem was that Sun grossly underestimated the demand for the program. And if you didn't want to email or search an opensolaris list, you could always have emailed or phoned your local Sun office to have them ask for you. What's so hard about that?
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2005-08-10
I have sign up at sun.de since mid January. Never getting my disc. Quick googling shows that their shipment is sporadic at best.