Posts by AgTiger

Hide the keyboard – it's the only way to keep this software running

"What's the strangest reason for a crash you've encountered?"

Oh, let's go for an oldie but a goodie: A Story About ‘Magic'

http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/magic-story.html

Oracle Java license teams set to begin targeting Oracle users who don't think they use Oracle

“We refer you to the reply given in the case of Arkell v. Pressdram.”

VMware revenue plunges $600M, but Broadcom assures investors growth plan is on track

I suspect a lot of those multi-year contracts will get cancelled in just a few years.

"3,000 of the 10,000 largest VMware customers have signed for multi-year deals."

A likely internal conversation that took place at many of those 3,000:

"Can we transition all of our virtual-based systems over to a competitive product before we're forced to agree to Broadcom's new VMWare licensing terms?"

'No, we're not positioned for that. This caught us off guard.'

"Has the engineering team worked up a worst-case estimate for achieving a full transition?"

'Yes, looks like it would take us 3 to 4 years to fully transition everything we have to another virtual operating system.'

"Notify legal and accounting to include the significant increase in licensing costs as a risk to investors in our next 10-Q and 10-K filings with the SEC. Have legal agree to a 4 year contract with Broadcom with a fixed date for termination and no automatic renewal. Once that's signed and in force, give project Breakaway the green light."