Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
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Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
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Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#2History repeats:
https://github.com/chocolatey-community/chocolatey-coreteamp...
Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#3Hmm, selling software by embedded a purchase agreement in the EULA.
That's innovation at Oracle?
Seems like scammers should be ignored. Anyone can send you a bill, doesn't mean you should pay it.
Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#4All the legacy software firms are grasping for straws like this.
Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#5It is unfortunate that Oracle can't put this effort into fixing their horrible contract management system so that I can get Oracle support quotes on time.
Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#6All the legacy software firms are grasping for straws like this.
What are some other ones?
Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#7This is what happens when your legal department is 10 times bigger than your engineering department.
Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#8> received a bill from Oracle for $12,200 for using the company's proprietary VirtualBox Extension Pack, which provides extra capabilities for the free GPL-licensed VirtualBox hypervisor
This still means that vanilla VirtualBox is GPL, and can be (freely) used for businesses, right?
EDIT: Looking at the downloads page, apparently so, VB is licensed with GPLv2. The Extensions Pack following that is licensed PUEL. Luckily, in my case, only vanilla was installed. But with VB's nag of new version, the possibility of a licensing bait-and-switch on a newer version and Oracle having left a bad taste... I'm uninstalling VB from all PCs except one or two devices as a precautionary measure.
Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#9Re: Oracle demands $12K from network biz that doesn't use its software
#10Hmm, selling software by embedded a purchase agreement in the EULA. That's innovation at Oracle? Seems like scammers should be ignored. Anyone can send you a bill, doesn't mean you should pay it.
Dear Oracle,
I am ready to pay the bill. Please reply with your bank account details.
EULA:
[ Lots of boring text ] By replying to this e-mail you irrevocably agree to a $50,000 processing fee. [ Lots of other text ]