kajer :notverified: on Nostr: Holy fucking shit Broadcom: > As no new order(s) for subscription licenses and ...
Holy fucking shit Broadcom:
> As no new order(s) for subscription licenses and support services has been executed between the parties, Support
> Services are no longer available for the perpetual Software listed in the Order(s) and such Software licenses deployed
> in your environment are running unsupported.
> VMware, therefore, immediately demands that all use of Support Services associated with VMware Software, including
> Maintenance Releases/Updates, Minor Releases, Major Releases/Upgrades extensions, enhancements, patches, bug
> fixes or security patches (with the exception of zero-day security patches for vSphere 7.x and 8.x, CVSS score greater
> than or equal to 9.0, so long as those are generally provided by VMware at no cost) be ceased.
> The implementation of any of the aforementioned (excluding select zero-day patches as defined above) past the
> Expiration Date must be immediately removed/deinstalled. Any such use of Support past the Expiration Date constitutes
> a material breach of the Agreement with VMware and an infringement of VMware’s intellectual property rights,
> potentially resulting in claims for enhanced damages and attorneys’ fees.
> Additionally, Customer must comply with any post-expiration reporting requirements related to the Order(s) and
> governing license agreement. Failure to comply with such requirements may result in a breach of the Agreement by
> Customer and VMware may exercise its right to audit Customer as well as any other available contractual or legal
> remedy.
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