Re: AIX license costs

From: Green, Simon (Simon.Green@EU.ALTRIA.COM)
Date: Fri Apr 04 2003 - 04:33:54 EST


That is no longer the case with AIX 5L.
I presume it's because of Linux. It's unfair to bundle in the cost of AIX
with a server if someone's going to run Linux on it.
In theory, the cost of servers should have decreased to reflect this
un-bundling of the AIX licence.

Simon Green
Altria ITSC Europe s.a.r.l.

AIX-L Archive at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=aix-l&r=1&w=2
AIX FAQ at http://www.faqs.org/faqs/aix-faq/

N.B. Unsolicited email from vendors will seldom be appreciated.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Verzal [mailto:Bill_Verzal@BCBSIL.COM]
> Sent: 03 April 2003 22:59
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: AIX license costs
>
>
> Starting with NEW INSTALLS of AIX 4.3.3 and later, licenses are free.
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