[Info-vax] Should Oracle buy OpenVMS?

[Michael Austin]

Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> JF Mezei wrote:
>> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>>> The last time I looked, there were several levels of support 
>>> available; the cheapest $0.00 being web access to security patches 
>>> only. For some money you get access to a database with patches and 
>>> solutions to common problems.  For more money you get questions and 
>>> answers via e-mail.  For lots more money, you get telephone support 
>>> and, for REALLY big bucks, you get priority telephone support; e.g. 
>>> someone will talk to you right away.
>>
>> 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.
> 
> Good IT people cost what good IT people cost rather independent
> of the OS.
> 
> The advantages for Linux are just:
> - competitive market meaning that the vendor can not
>   make an over normal profit
> - some of the providers has support as their core business
>   meaning that it gets priority
> 
> The move to Linux are not driven by low support cost but by:
> - cheap HW (x86-64)
> - cheap SW
> - lots of software available
> - lots of people with Linux skills available
> 
> Arne
> 
> 

lots of software available != lots of good software available

lots of people with Linux skills available != lots of good people with 
Linux skills available