The software division has nothing to do with this. They do not set pricing for Linux distributions, the Linux distributors do. The vast majority of the price is related to the service, a small part is the packaging.
If you are migrating Linux to Linux/390, there is only a platform change cost, which is very small. If you are migrating another Unix to Linux/390, you may or may not incur additional charges depending upon what is being ported. The point being...the cost of Linux for S/390 is not going to be the factor that causes indecision. It's going to be vendor support and application availabliity. The first one is being covered by support contracts from the distributors, the second is an ongoing process that more and more vendors are latching onto. On Monday 21 January 2002 04:59 am, you wrote: > > 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. > > The problem is - for those making strategic decisions - is not the > $11k today but the fact that what was effectively free yesterday and > costs $11k today might well cost $22k tomorrow. A _LOT_ of people out > there like IBM and its products but just want to get the Software > Division monkey off their backs. Operating system migrations cost > money - there has to be a reason for the investment. -- Rich Smrcina Sytek Services, Inc. Milwaukee, WI [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catch the WAVV! Stay for Requirements and the Free for All! Update your S/390 skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. WAVV 2002 in Cincinnati (Fort Mitchell, KY). April 12-16, 2002 For details see http://www.wavv.org
