> From: opensolaris-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:opensolaris- > discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Nikola M > > Why do anyone need to use something closed and proprietary when there > is > open product available ? > (Opensolaris and distributions)
I don't know. Why does anyone pay for redhat? Why does anyone pay for windows? Why does anyone pay for MS Office, or Adobe Acrobat, or any other commercial software? Every one of them has a free alternative. Why pay? Because the products are not the same. You pay for the commercial one, if the commercial one is the one you need. Specifically in the case of sol10 vs osol, you pay for support, because your server is important to the productivity of the company. The $400/yr for support is nothing compared to the salaries of all the employees. If you save even 1 minute throughout the year, or reduce risk to the company's assets, data, or employee productivity, then it's more costly to *not* have support. _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
