From: Naylor, Jim (Jnaylor@SCHNUCKS.COM)
Date: Wed Oct 09 2002 - 14:34:26 EDT
>From what I can tell the eBay links are selling the install media. I am
pretty sure the license has to come from IBM. When ever I order AIX for a
used machine I have to buy the license from IBM which comes with the cd's
and a card which is proof of license. I do know that if I replace an
existing machine that has a license with another RS/6000, I can transfer the
license from the old to the new. With HP-UX I have never had to by the OS
license when I have purchased a used HP9000. It comes installed on the
system. I am not sure where the license goes for IBM. You would think that
it would go with the system if it was purchased for that system.
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Schmitt [mailto:martin@SCHMITT.LI]
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 12:51 PM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: Re: Newbie questions re. licensing & compatibility
* Naylor, Jim wrote/schrieb:
> If you have the license for the 4.3.3 that is installed then it is $50.00
> for the AIX media. If you do not have a valid license the it is around
> $800.00 for a license plus $50.00 fee for the media.
Eww, looks like pirating time. :-(
What constitues an AIX license? Could the following eBay articles be real
licenses, or are they most likely only install media?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2060619986
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2060764845
All those used machines are sold excluding the license. Where do the
licenses go? Does IBM forbid the sale of used licenses?
-martin
-- There are 3 sides to every argument: Mine, yours, and the right side.
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