[ale] SMP support for CentOS 4.0 i386

Christopher Fowler cfowler at outpostsentinel.com
Thu Mar 24 16:07:37 EST 2005


On Thu, 2005-03-24 at 15:54, Geoffrey wrote:
> 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????

$200 ?





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