Of course I meant support for Linux, not for IBM sw.

On 9/25/05, Marian Gasparovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Linux may be "free", but try and get IBM to support their software on
> > the "free" Linux. IBM's software lists SUSE, United Linux, or RH as
> > requirments, all of these charge you per ILF for the right to run their
> > "free" software on your box. IIRC SUSE is $18K per processor.
> >
>
> It is SUSE and RH who charge those money. You can get their enterprise
> Linux only with support (one year minimum). And you can choose who will be
> primary support contact if it is IBM or SUSE/RH. And it is not IBM policy in
> this case to charge for # of processors you have.
>
> Marian
>

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