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Re: SCO Unix vs. Linux




On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, Ilan Aisic wrote:

>Last month I've purchase Intel Solaris 2.5 from Ankor Computers 
>together with "Internet Gateway" and Java Workshop for $250 + VAT.

>> From: Ofer Maor <ofer@hadar.co.il>

>> C. donno where you got the prices from, alexander, but last time _I_ checked, 
>> BSDi cost arround 500$, and Solaris x86 2.5 costs approx 2000$.... which is 

  I bought a copy of Solaris x86 at the much taunted academic discount of
$99 -available in the US a few months ago-.

  While ordering over the phone, I enquired about license restrictions
and this is what I remember being quoted:

1  user,  1 CPU  =   $99
2+ users, 1 CPU  =  $500 (circa)
2+ users, 2 CPUs = $1200 (circa)
2+ users, 4 CPUs = $1500 (circa)

  I do not know if this is only valid for academic folks and how much
more would commercial sites have to pay. 

  In other words, the copy of Solaris in the $250 bundle possibly carries
only a so-called "workstation" license and for a single CPU.  Mind you
the software is the same for all licenses [remember the NT blunder?] and
only the right-of-use varies.

  Solaris x86 2.5 at $2,000 and no restrictions re. user/CPU number is
much more like it.

  Which brings us back to the ancient saying: "Linux: there is worse but
it costs more".

alex

ps: did I mention that that Solaris x86 package is gathering dust on the
shelf?  We did one single and short-lived experiment on a laptop with it
and this only because the boss insisted. 



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