Re: More Red Hat information - Mailing list pgsql-general

I agree.  How is a person supposed to count the number of users if the database
is being used to support a public dynamic web site?  Is the company supposed to
buy a separate license for every unique IP address that ever hits a dynamic web
page on the site?  I can see licensing per server, or even per CPU, but
licensing any server application per user quickly becomes ridiculous when the
server is supporting any internet application.




martin.chantler%convergys.com@interlock.lexmark.com on 06/26/2001 11:14:13 AM

To:   pgsql-general%postgresql.org@interlock.lexmark.com
cc:    (bcc: Wesley Sheldahl/Lex/Lexmark)
Subject:  Re: [GENERAL] More Red Hat information




Hmm, M$ SQL may be a few hundered $ for a couple of user licenses
but last time I looked it was at least £7000 (about $10,000?) for a 100
user
license. Thats not the enterprise edition either.

In my experience DB pricing structures seem to be a mystery whichever
platform you look at :)


MC.



> At 8:57 -0700 2001-06-25, David Wheeler wrote:
> >On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> >>  Here is a link with more information than the press release:
> >>
> >> http://www.redhat.com/products/software/database/
> >
> >$2225 ???? Are they *kidding*???
>
> If they really deliver, i.e. you get reasonable phone+email support
> from people who can actually _do_something_ instead of giving you the
> runaround (phoned M$ tech support lately with a _real_ bug report?
> *), it's cheap as dirt as databases go.

M$ is a good example, as their database is quite capable, and costs only a
few hundred bucks (last time I looked). If RedHat DB is three times the
price, IME many PHBs will go with SQL Server, instead, just because it's
cheaper, and they know the Microsoft name (and FUD).

David

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