George, In my experience, the majority of UNIX applications (Oracle, ClearCase, DB2 LUW, etc) have a standard license term of x dollars per CPU, so this isn't the case. Where the Unix product licenses differ greatly from Mainframe is that the "x" value in the equation doesn't change with size of the processor. For example, Oracle (this information is about 2 years old, I will admit), charged the same amount per processor for a Windows server on a XEON box as it did on an HP Hippodrome box. However, very few mainframe software packages utilize "per seat" licenses, such as Microfocus Cobol, instead the assumption is made that with a bigger box, there will be more usage of the product. I agree that this assumption isn't always valid, and that the price increases are steep (I do work for a vendor btw). Wayne Driscoll Product Developer JME Software LLC NOTE: All opinions are strictly my own.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Bly Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 3:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Mainframe & Evil It is not just the low cost of entry but also the cost of change. The way technology is changing it is cheap to change to double the technology in two years. When you add another processor to a sun box the only cost is the additional processor. No software increase and no license changes. You have more bodies to give to projects and for a lot of things you can hire someone right out of college that has grown up with the technology. Last upgrade in my small shop cost for just ISV software was $300,000 in just upgrade fees. I didn't need to change one piece of code. That's hard to defend. George ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
