Kevin, I think Adam was hoping for the same change for zSeries as the i/pSeries: one license charge for one physical box, not one license charge per instance. Even so, I don't see how SUSE could make that change either, given the relatively small number of processors used for Linux/390 workload.
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin Gates Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 6:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FW: IBM iSource -- U.S. Announcements I just happened to be on the phone with Suse when this came through. The pricebook for 2004 does not yet contain pricing for s/390 or zSeries. I asked if any change was anticipated and the answer was no, that the person was 98% sure it was remaining the same as it is today. So, that is what Suse has to say. My take is that Suse cannot possibly change the pricing structure for s/390 or zSeries. It would make no sense to do so as the increased cost through paying for each instance of Linux would make zLinux highly cost prohibitive in most cases. Like I told the Suse rep, if the model were to change they would see zLinux sales evaporate. Hope this helps, - Kevin (Embedded image moved to file: pic30452.jpg) PLEASE NOTE NEW CONTACT INFORMATION! Kevin Gates DSG Linux Solutions Specialist __________________ office 480-471-8276 fax 480-452-1470 cell 480-734-1034 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.dsgroup.com Adam Thornton <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mine.net> cc: Sent by: Linux on Subject: Re: FW: IBM iSource -- U.S. Announcements 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED] IST.EDU> 12/16/2003 03:51 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port On Tue, 2003-12-16 at 16:43, Kevin Gates wrote: > Enterprise Server 8 for IBM iSeries, incl. 1 year Maintenance Program for 1 > server (up to 8 CPUs each) and Installationkit , International > (German,English) > > So you can see that when you purchase SLES8 you can have as many instances > as you can run on an up to 8 way box with no additional charge. Well, on an iSeries; is it the same for zSeries, though? Adam
