[Info-vax] Mostly off-topic: licensing methods

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 1/28/2023 10:36 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2023-01-27, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> Everybody has heard about:
>> - license per server
>> - license per CPU socket
>> - license per CPU core
>> - license per user
>>
>> But Oracle just invented something new: license per employee.
>>
>> https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/27/oracle_java_licensing_change

 > I wonder if it's as off-topic as you think...
 >
 > I wonder if there's any chance Oracle might apply this new pricing
 > model to x86-64 versions of Rdb ? After all, it's a _very_ captive
 > market that Oracle has and if they are willing to do this to Java...

I hope not.

I think it is a horrible pricing model. It does not reflect usage
in anyway.

>> PS: I predict that OpenJDK will become very popular with large
>>       corporations!

> PS: As for OpenJDK, Oracle _must_ have thought of that, so I wonder
> how they are going to counter that approach by large corporations ?

That process has been underway for some time. Now I suspect
that it will accelerate due to companies with a large number
of employees and a modest Java usage jumping.

The only real difference between OpenJDK and paying
Oracle is that Oracle offers sustaining support
after 8 years. Some companies are willing to pay
something for that. But there are obvious limits
on how much they are willing to pay.

Arne