[olug] RH Linux Enterprise version 3 now available

[troehr at nj-onramp.com]

What you are paying for is:

Support (You can get 24x7)
Proprietary Add-ons (Tux, Piranha, LVS)
Certification with Vendors Products
Did I mention Support?

Tom Roehr

Quoting Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us>:

> Craig Wolf wrote:
> 
> > My only problem with this is that I would be paying MORE than I do
> > with a M$ OS, substantially more.  Mind you, I FULLY believe in Linux
> > as the server solution that answers 95% of the problems we would have
> > but I have a HARD time swallowing that cost!  Just a devil's advocate
> > here but humor me...  8<)
> 
> Comparing RH AS 2.1 <-> Win2k/Win2k3 isn't an apples <-> apples 
> comparison.  Sure the OS costs more (and if you go with ES rather than 
> AS it costs either the same or A LOT less), but RH needs no per-seat 
> licening for things like SMB file servers -> even for 20 people the 
> Windows CALS can add up to quite a bit.
> 
> Oh, and try to get Win2k or Win2k3 server ($800 alone for only 5 CALS 
> from most sources) with 24/7 web AND telephone support AND enough CALS 
> to meet your licensing requirements and see how much you pay :)
> 
> Even at $2499 RH Enterprise Linux AS is quite a deal when compared to 
> Windows 2k/2k3 Server at comparable levels of support.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Phil Brutsche
> phil at brutsche.us
> 
> 
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