On 11/9/02, Dick Applebaum penned: >Many will likely ask: "Why shouldn't I just buy a CFMXJ2ee license for >a single CPU, regardless of how many CPU's the box has?".
Sure. Just like many ask; "Why should I pay for software at all?" (then don't) :) >It appears that this sort of pricing is artificial, and nudges >customers to be dishonest -- since I can't see how it can be enforced. Just like with SQL Server 2000, which is also licensed on a per CPU basis. I bought a single CPU server just for SQL Server because I couldn't afford the extra 4k to for an additional processor license. Of course, I could have bought a dual CPU box and a single processor license, or I could have just not paid for it at all. The problem is with either scenario, if M$ (or Macromedia in the case of CF) would decide to audit me (or a disgruntled employee turns me in), then I'm out of business, bankrupt, kaput. >Why not just charge based on product capabilities? Then they'd have to charge 15 times as much to Mom and Pop with a single CPU to make up for the money they'd be losing by not charging Corporate Joe for licensing his dozen or so 8 CPU servers. :) I at least like the way Oracle does it (even though their pricing is ridiculous), which is by CPU power. It costs the same to license 4 500 Mz CPUs as it does a single 2 Gz CPU. >Do Server OS platforms charge based on the number of CPU'? -- At least >they would have a valid reason and an enforcement mechanism. They charge by the number of workstations connected to the server. Nothing stopping you there either from hooking up a couple dozen workstations with the 5 client access licenses that come with it. Except fear and honesty. :) -- Bud Schneehagen - Tropical Web Creations _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ ColdFusion Solutions / eCommerce Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.twcreations.com/ 954.721.3452 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
