-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL
So, my question still stands. Why would SAS Institute not make a profit on z/LINUX SAS? PS: I'm aware of the terms and conditions of the GPL. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! Because 1. The pricing scheme would be expected to be "cheaper" 2. Therefore many would drop their z/OS (expensive) license 3. Thus SAS Institute total revenue might suffer. Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State Univsersity -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 10:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: z/Linux >Not exactly true. You can charge for LINUX, the question is will anyone pay for it. There is nothing in the GPL license that prevents you from making your own distribution and charging $$$$ for it. You just have to supply the source code and not prevent anyone from doing whatever they want with it, including undercutting your price. That's what I thought I said. But, my point was that if SAS (or any other product) is ported to LINUX, you can charge whatever you want, and you DO NOT have to make the source code available. So, my question still stands. Why would SAS Institute not make a profit on z/LINUX SAS? PS: I'm aware of the terms and conditions of the GPL. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
