[ale] SMP support for CentOS 4.0 i386

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Thu Mar 24 16:02:05 EST 2005


Christopher Fowler wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-03-24 at 15:22, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> 
>>One reason I started working primarily with Linux was that I was tired
>>of arbitrary license cost hikes based on things that don't cost the
>>vendor more money to supply, i.e., number-of-CPU limits, client access
>>limits, charging by number of CPUs times clock speed
>>(coughORACLEcough)...
> 
> 
> When you have a small market then you have have to charge more. 
> everybody probably has a license of Windows and not one of Oracle.  When
> your unit numbers go up your COGS go down.

Have you priced Windows XP retail????

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Until later, Geoffrey



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