[geeks] Re: Solaris licensing guru required

[Gavin Hubbard]

Hi Geoff

While they don't have an 'exclusive license' they are the only license holder :-/

The problem for me is that the system I'm looking at will be used solely for commercial data processing and I estimate that it is going to cost my client around 45-50 kUSD to (re)license Solaris alone.

Regards,

Gavin



>Message: 5
>Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 12:20:27 +0300 (IDT)
>From: "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm at mendelson.com>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] Solaris licensing guru required
>To: geeks at sunhelp.org
>Message-ID: <200305210920.h4L9KSkS006740 at cable.mendelson.com>
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>Gavin Hubbard wrote:
>
>> In NZ, sales and support of new Sun equipment are controlled by a
>> single company. Unfortunately they are using their sales & support
>> monopoly to price-gouge some of my clients.
>
>You may find that their license is exscluive. 
>
>Another way around it is that SUN has a wonderful program for developers.
>
>At my former employer, they were able to get 2 SunFire 280's at half price
>via the local Sun dealer. They had to sign a paper that they were going
>to use the machines ONLY for development for one year.
>
>I should note that they were using them to develop ASICs not programs.
>
>Geoff.