Golden Shower License

Posted in 2004

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Licensing & Editions, Migration, Import/Export & Data Conversion

Paul Watson — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 10:18:51 +0000 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

We've had PissPoor DisAdvantage, now we have the Golden Shower License Apparently there is a Golden License for support. If I buy a 7 to 9 CPU upgrade it costs around 10K, if I buy a golden license for 7 to 9 CPU upgrade it's around 8K and gives me the opportunity to move to DB2 for free at a later date. Now I might be being cynical but I bet this is counts as a successful Informix to DB2 migration (at least internally) and proves to the 'The Management' that Informix sites are moving to DB2 and hence the need to support Informix is reducing. Cheers Paul -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #

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Obnoxio The Clown — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 17:29:37 +0000 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Paul Watson wrote: > We've had PissPoor DisAdvantage, now we have the Golden Shower License > > Apparently there is a Golden License for support. If I buy a > 7 to 9 CPU upgrade it costs around 10K, if I buy a golden license > for 7 to 9 CPU upgrade it's around 8K and gives me the opportunity > to move to DB2 for free at a later date. > > Now I might be being cynical but I bet this is counts as a successful > Informix to DB2 migration (at least internally) and proves to the > 'The Management' that Informix sites are moving to DB2 and hence the > need to support Informix is reducing. That's breathtakingly cynical. -- "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche

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Daniel Morgan — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 10:58:46 -0800 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > Paul Watson wrote: > > >>We've had PissPoor DisAdvantage, now we have the Golden Shower License >> >>Apparently there is a Golden License for support. If I buy a >>7 to 9 CPU upgrade it costs around 10K, if I buy a golden license >>for 7 to 9 CPU upgrade it's around 8K and gives me the opportunity >>to move to DB2 for free at a later date. >> >>Now I might be being cynical but I bet this is counts as a successful >>Informix to DB2 migration (at least internally) and proves to the >>'The Management' that Informix sites are moving to DB2 and hence the >>need to support Informix is reducing. > > > That's breathtakingly cynical. One of the good things about being cynical is that you get to be right so often. -- Daniel Morgan http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/oad/oad_crs.asp http://www.outreach.washington.edu/ext/certificates/aoa/aoa_crs.asp damorgan@x.washington.edu (replace 'x' with a 'u' to reply)