[Info-vax] OpenSSL CSWS-2.2-1

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 4/27/2019 3:51 PM, Craig A. Berry wrote:
> 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?


Oracle "Oracle Processor Core Factor Table" is by CPU type.

It has nothing to do with OS.

See:
 
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/contracts/processor-core-factor-table-070634.pdf

It seems very unlikely that Oracle would make an exception for VMS.

Arne