[Info-vax] [From VSI website] VSI Announces a Strategic Partnership with Sector 7

[Dave Froble]

On 1/25/2021 6:47 PM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Den 2021-01-25 kl. 22:45, skrev Dave Froble:
>> On 1/25/2021 1:49 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>> On 2021-01-25, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>> On 1/25/2021 1:33 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>>> On 2021-01-25, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>>>> Most likely this announcement has nothing to do with the
>>>>>> Oracle DB (Oracle Classic) issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm reacting (strongly) to the fact that they claim VSI have partnered
>>>>> with them to port Rdb users to Postgres(and elsewhere) and I'm asking
>>>>> if that's a typo for Oracle Classic.
>>>>
>>>> It seems very unlikely to be a typo.
>>>>
>>>> It explicit mentions SQLMOD to be converted and as far as I know that
>>>> it only available in Rdb not in Oracle DB (Oracle Classic).
>>>>
>>>
>>> Just trying to keep all possibilities open. Why would VSI work with them
>>> to move Rdb customers when there's a confirmed port of Rdb to x86-64
>>> VMS ?
>>
>> There is the rather high cost of Rdb licenses ....
>>
>> For some, Jan-Erik has pointed out that it's not even pocket change
>> for his customer.
>>
>
> Have I said that? The Oracle Rdb licenses (well, support contract) yearly
> cost is equivalent with the value of products packed from the packing
> stations supported by this system in less than 2 minutes.
>
> I do not think that is a particularly high cost.
>

Yep, that's pretty much what I remember you writing, and for your 
customer, it is not a high cost.

But it can be a problem in other environments.

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