[Lias] Re: [qsite-lan_qsite_edu_au] Re: rpm error

[Paul Gear]

Simon Bryan wrote:
> ...
>>>I do know about the end-of-life of all RH products (I believe 7 has
>>> already expired). From what I have read Fedora seems to be RH
>>>under another name, but then so is Mandrake in amny ways. I am
>>>considering the RHEL concept as the money managers are happier
>>>paying for support and updates than getting it for free!!
>>>(Suspicous types).
>>
>>Have you seen the pricing?  I just rang them, and got quoted the
>>following pricing (ex. tax.):
>>
>>- Professional Workstation (12 month lifecycle, no guaranteed
>>updates): $99
>>
>>- RHEL WS Standard Edition (5 year guaranteed updates, support
>>contract): $499
>>
>>- RHEL ES Basic Edition (5 year guaranteed updates, RHN only): $545
>>
>>They offer no educational discounts.  I don't know about you, but the
>>first would not be appropriate for our systems (due to the lack of
>>guaranteed security updates), and the next two are close to the cost
>>of our server hardware over a 4-year period.
> 
> 
> Are they per year? per 5 years? per server?

Per year, per server.

That's more expensive than our Novell site license, which provides
*unlimited* NetWare servers plus BorderManager and ZENworks for US$2
per full-time student.
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