[Info-vax] Should Oracle buy OpenVMS?

[Arne Vajhøj]

Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> JF Mezei wrote:
>> But the question is whether outfits like RedHat, IBM etc can provide
>> comparale Linux support for much less than what Sun charges for Solaris
>> suport or whether they are all more or less the same.
> 
> Assuming a level playing field; e.g. employing U.S. citizens working in 
> the U.S. of A. the cost of providing support is going to depend strongly 
> on the quality of the product and its documentation.

The official documentation of Linux is not that good. I am sure it is
way below Solaris standard.

But access to the source code, millions of web pages with info
and millions of users willing to answer questions in usenet/web forums
make up for the lacks in documentation.

If you pick a stable server distro then the quality is OK.

(and for what we are discussing then picking a beta of a desktop
distro with 3D GUI crap is not so relevant)

Arne