I just tracked down the posting from December that talks about this. Here's what I found: ========================================================================= Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 08:48:45 +0100 Sender: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> From: Frank Schwede <lhmirror@GMX.NET> Subject: AW: New Suse Enterprise Server I asked accounts at SuSE for the pricing. They told me, that their new distribution is only avaiable with a one-year-maintenance-packet. costs: 31bit version -> 11500 (11000$) per processor/engine! 64bit version -> 14500 (14000$) per processor/engine! ========================================================================= Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Roberts, Gary Ext.6929 [mailto:robertsg@co.monterey.ca.us] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 12:55 PM To: 'Bernhard Rosenkraenzer'; Roberts, Gary Ext.6929 Cc: mark.post@eds.com; 'dave.myers@twcable.com'; redhat-s390-list Subject: RE: [Redhat-s390-list] Redhat demo My point was the unfair spread of pricing on S/390 vs. Intel and the fact that you CANNOT obtain the CD without the support contract. Another question: Is SuSe pricing similar? > -----Original Message----- > From: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer [mailto:bero@redhat.de] > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 9:43 AM > To: Roberts, Gary Ext.6929 > Cc: mark.post@eds.com; 'dave.myers@twcable.com'; redhat-s390-list > Subject: RE: [Redhat-s390-list] Redhat demo > > > On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Roberts, Gary Ext.6929 wrote: > > > I contacted RedHat about obtaining a S/390 CD. The sales > guy said, for > > "enterprise" installations, they are taking the route of > "pay us $20K > > (starting price) and we will do the installation and > support you for x > > months". Obviously, they are using the mainframe sites as > a new well to > > draw $$ from. Run on Intel, $79. Run on S/390, $20K. > Both are Linux. > > Both can run in the "enterprise". > > You're forgetting "Both can be downloaded from ftp.redhat.com > for free". > > If you need support, you're getting more of it on S/390, > therefore paying > more. > > LLaP > bero > > -- > This message is provided to you under the terms outlined at > http://www.bero.org/terms.html >
