Kira (kirsc.delete@this.aeterna.ru) on August 1, 2012 3:44 pm wrote:
> David Kanter (dkanter.delete@this.realworldtech.com) on August 1, 2012 1:02 pm
> wrote:
> > Good news for HP, Intel, Itanium, customers and nearly everyone.
> Bad news for
> > Oracle
> > though.
> >
> >
> http://www.realworldtech.com/hp-wins-lawsuit-vs-oracle/
> >
> > Comments
>
> > and discussion welcome!
> >
> > David
>
> Reading the text of the
> ruling as posted on HP's website, it looks like it probably includes OEL (5.5
> was current on the date mentioned, and supported IPF.) Does this mean that OEL 6
> is going to be legally required to be ported to Itanium?

Depends on the original contract between HP and Oracle. Considering this ruling, it likely does. HP could use the Linux support since RedHat dropped Itanium support.

Now I'm curious what agreements existed between HP and MS for Windows support since they dropped support after Windows 2008R2.