Re: Golden Shower License

Posted in 2004

Obnoxio The Clown — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 22:28:41 +0000 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Daniel Morgan wrote: > 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. I wouldn't know. -- "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche