[ngw] smartphones

[Joseph Marton]

Yes, you did see this. At one point last year Novell hanged the OES2
EULA to allow precisely this.  I remember getting e-mails from both a
partner and my Novell rep about the changes which was going to drive
down the cost of our renewal by not needing as many SLES
subscriptions.  Back on 9/22 Lucky Mercer, our Novell rep at the time,
confirmed this.  We also received an e-mail blast from Novell at that
time which announced this.  Unfortunately I don't believe I've saved
that email.

At any rate, while the change to the EULA was met with great fanfare
to let everyone know about the increased value proposition of OES2,
since then Novell has changed the EULA once again to not allow this
usage.  And unlike the last change this one was done silently.

Joe

On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Patrick Farrell <pfarrell at packereng.com> wrote:
> Didn't I recall seeing something where if you had OES2, you could run sles so long as the services were only available to licensed OES2 users?  Or am I dreaming..
>
>
>>>> "John Evans" <evansj21 at msu.edu> 4/6/2010 11:27 AM >>>
> No.  Here is what is written:
>
> "*Note that the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server entitlement provided with GroupWise does not apply to this requirement. Customers will need to purchase SUSE Linux Enterprise Server subscriptions to run Novell Data Synchronizer."
>
> Here is the link this statement comes from:
>
> http://www.novell.com/promo/data_synchronizer.html?nov_gaevent=Homepage|HotOffer|GroupWise_Mobility_Pack
>
> ...John
>
>
>>>> Matt Weisberg <matt at weisberg.net> 4/5/2010 11:23 PM >>>
>
> Does the SLES entitlement that comes with GroupWise cover usage of the mobility pack?  I would be shocked if it did not...
>
> Matt
>
> On Apr 5, 2010, at 7:00 PM, John Evans wrote:
>
>> Dave might be in the same boat as some of us (his statement, "I cannot purchase any other software but I have groupwise on a school sla.").  I think the additional cost (even though modest) of the SLES 11 requirement is going to hurt adoption of the Mobility Pack.
>>
>>>>> "James Taylor" <James.Taylor at eastcobbgroup.com> 4/5/2010 6:23 PM >>>
>> GMS is being phased out and will not work with a lot of current phones.
>>
>> This is the software you probably heard about.
>>
>> http://www.novell.com/promo/data_synchronizer.html
>>
>> It is the replacement for GMS and should work with all new smartphones, with exception of Blackberry.
>>
>> -jt
>>
>>
>> James Taylor
>> The East Cobb Group, Inc.
>> 678-697-9420
>> james.taylor at eastcobbgroup.com
>> http://www.eastcobbgroup.com
>>
>>
>>>>> "Dave Moon" <dmoon at peru.k12.in.us> 4/5/2010  06:09 PM >>>
>> I was recently in a meeting that talked about new software for syncing groupwise and active sync phones.
>>
>> My boss is talking about getting new smartphones instead of the blackberrys we have.
>>
>> I cannot purchase any other software but I have groupwise on a school sla.
>>
>> I am looking for any suggestions.
>>
>> Should I just setup a gms system and do it that way.
>>
>> dave
>>
>> Dave Moon A+
>> Peru Community Schools
>> 401 N. Broadway
>> Peru, IN 46970
>> 765-473-3081
>> fax 765-472-5129
>>
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