[Info-vax] OpenSSL CSWS-2.2-1

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2019-04-27 kl. 21:51, skrev Craig A. Berry:
> 
> On 4/27/19 9:09 AM, Kerry Main wrote:
> 
>> Just look at Oracle license costs alone. Oracle savings alone often
>> stated as one of the reasons to move Oracle on OpenVMS A64/I64 to Linux
>> on X86-64.
>>
>> Sample licensing for Oracle for small environment: (5 core server)using 
>> list pricing:
>> OpenVMS - 5 cores x$50,000 x Oracle  Processor Core Factor (1 for Alpha, 
>> Integrity) = $250,000
>> Linux - 5 cores x$50,000 x Oracle Processor Core Factor (0.5 for X86-64) 
>> = $125,000
>>
>> Going fwd with OpenVMS/X86-64:
>> OpenVMS - - 5 cores x$50,000 x Oracle  Processor Core Factor (0.5 for 
>> X86-64) = $125,000
>> Linux - - 5 cores x$50,000 x Oracle  Processor Core Factor (0.5 for 
>> X86-64) = $125,000
> 
> Given that no recent version of Oracle database server runs on VMS,
> those are very expensive client licenses.  Or if you are assuming that
> at some point they will bring Oracle classic up-to-date on VMS and
> release it on OpenVMS x64, how do you know they would charge the same
> price for it that they charge for the Linux version?

And do we know if/that Rdb would see the same cost savings?