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How much are you prepared to pay?

  • 12-07-2001 9:01am
    #1
    logic1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,859 ✭✭✭


    Anyone up for a cheap redhat distro? check it out....
    Redhat

    .logic.


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  • #2
    Hobbes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    Well the distro is free, but with RH your really paying for support.

    In that case for what the software is I would they are justified in charging that.

    There is nothing (to my knowledge) anything to stop you from downloading it and not getting support.


  • #3
    wintermute
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭wintermute



    And even if you were lazy and decided to buy it, that price is amazingly cheap for an enterprise database solution.

    I don't really know much about PostgreSQL but if it is up to enterprise standard, that RedHat solution may even drag me away from UnixWare!


  • #4
    logic1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,859 ✭✭✭logic1


    Well taken from here.
    <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Great Bridge PostgreSQL includes the Great Bridge Installer, comprehensive technical documentation, leading PostgreSQL administration tools, phone and email installation support and software updates for one year.

    Price: $495</font>


    So even if, as Hobbes said your paying mostly for support I don't see where they can justify charging £1,800 for support!!

    Greatbridge offer PostgreSQL with everything bar onsite support for a full year for £495!! I say buy it from GreatBridge and pick up redhat 7.1 with a full manual for $40!!

    .logic.


  • #5
    logic1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,859 ✭✭✭logic1


    I forgot to add that both Redhat and Greatbridge only offer the unlimited phone and web support for the first 30 days from when you register!! but greatbridge provide updates by e-mail for a full year wink.gif

    .logic.


  • #6
    wintermute
    Closed Accounts Posts: 65 ✭✭wintermute


    <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by logic1:
    So even if, as Hobbes said your paying mostly for support I don't see where they can justify charging £1,800 for support!!
    </font>

    It depends what level of support were're talking about. If it's 24/7 telephone support that has an *experienced* UNIX person at the other end then it's very cheap.

    About a month ago, I paid $800 aprox. for a 30 minute tech. support call to Checkpoint - 30 minutes for them to tell me how to get around a bug in their own product! So, $1800 for a year seems a very good deal!


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