The question is "Is $45K less than what I would have to spend on an alternative architecture?" How many Wintel or Sun boxes is that?
You get a lot for free with Linux, but it still might not be enough to run production workloads. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Eric Bielefeld [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 9:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: so correct me if I am wrong I've been debating with myself whether I want to get a package, or download a package. This and other comments lead me to believe I'm better off staying away from SuSE. I had a discussion with my boss a few days ago about the cost of Linux. If you get VM, which I can see a real value in, that's $45K. Then, if you pay 10K or so for support every year, the free Linux isn't so cheap. Granted, that's a lot less than we spend for z/OS and all its related products, but for free software, there is still a substantial cost.. Is it easy to get RedHat support without buying support? Eric Bielefeld Sr. MVS Systems Programmer P&H Mining Equipment Milwaukee, WI 414-671-7849 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
