[Info-vax] OpenSSL CSWS-2.2-1

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 4/27/2019 5:19 PM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> 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?

You should ask somebody at Oracle.

But as I read the price list:

https://www.oracle.com/assets/technology-price-list-070617.pdf

then RDB use the same processor calculation as Classic.

Arne