The distribution itself is not particularly expensive. The bundled support that SuSE requires to purchase the software is $11,000 (US) per engine for the 31-bit and $14,000 per engine for 64-bit systems.
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Phil Payne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 1:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: reasons why management don't want linux > > less software costs (one copy per engine vs one copy each for each boxes) then > > most other platforms. > > software costs lower. How many copies of Red Hat PC boxed set can you buy > for a VM license ;) How much is a SuSe Linux/390 distribution these days? A German user told me yesterday that the cost is very far from insignificant. -- Phil Payne The Devil's IT Dictionary - last updated 2002/01/18: http://www.isham-research.com/dd.html UK +44 7785 302803 Germany +49 173 6242039
