RE: Software licensing again

Posted in 2005

Alexey Sonkin — Mon, 7 Mar 2005 17:20:13 -0500 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

With 'per core' licensing, it simply doesn't make any sense to switch from single-core to muli-core CPU's - as performance gain 'per lic' becomes negative -Alexey > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On > Behalf Of Neil Truby > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 2:10 PM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Software licensing again > > "Alexey Sonkin" <alexeis@grandvirtual.com> wrote in message > news:1110219059.5e03affba0292958f765354f65717c63@teranews... > > > > Neil, > > > > I asked IBM sales people about Informix licensing recently. > > > > They told me, that most IBM products (including Informix) > > are licensed 'per socket', not per 'cpu core' and not > > even per 'virtual cpu' > > > > It means, that we'll be safe with milt-core and multi-threaded > > CPU's expected soon > > > > -Alexey > > I think you'll find that this is bollocks, Alexey. > sending to informix-list