but they would rather make 100k on 1000 user vs 10k on 100,000 users .....
From: "McKown, John" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 11/10/2009 03:30 PM Subject: Re: zSeries OS licenses, Was: Re: ch-0.0.0e21 (TX in ch_action_txretry): Busy Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Patrick Spinler > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: zSeries OS licenses, Was: Re: ch-0.0.0e21 (TX in > ch_action_txretry): Busy > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Pat Carroll wrote: > > I agree, it's all about money. It seems to me that an educational > > license would be a *good* long term investment, even if a few are > > abused. Or maybe IBM's commitment to the "NextGen" is not > as strong as > > we are led to believe. > > > > As I mentioned in my first message, it works for Linux: IBM makes at > least some money from reselling and supporting that. I'd argue that > much of the reason for it's popularity is that (versions of it) are > freely available to play with. > > - -- Pat And another way that Linux is similar to OS/360 is that IBM makes its money mainly by selling hardware to run it. Originally the OSes on the S/360 were totally free of charge. Today, they are the main profit center. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Email Disclaimer This E-mail contains confidential information belonging to the sender, which may be legally privileged information. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity addressed above. If you are not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of the E-mail or attached files is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
