[rescue] Does IBM offer hobbiest license for AIX?
Michael-John Turner
mj at turner.org.za
Wed Jul 20 10:19:07 CDT 2005
On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 09:58:41AM -0500, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> IBM doesn't provide hobbyist licenses for AIX. However, the unoffical
> word from a few people at IBM is that they aren't going to come
> a-nockin' unless you're using it commercially and don't have a real
> license. V5.1 and probably 5.2 CD sets are available on ePay for
> relatively low cost the last time I checked.
Of course, it doesn't help if you need AIX for a Motorola PowerStack. It
isn't quite unobtanium, but still difficult to get hold of :(
-mj
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