The only major cost of Linux or Linux/390 I recall was around $70K. I wasn't that interested in Linux at that time, so I really didn't keep the flyer.
But, my impression was that it was for a 3 year support contract. It brings me to another topic. What is in a support contract? For Linux/390, is it just a convient way of getting fixes, that anyone can get, if they can find them? Is it like a PUT tape, issued frequently, that we can, basically blindly apply? Does someone else apply the fixes for us? Does it include someone fixing any problems we come up with? Just trying to figure out the options... Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting Phil Payne wrote: > > > 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
