Tier-based may or may not be necessary. If we devise a scheme a la Windows,
we may end up with one price for 1-2 CPU(s), one price for 3-4 CPUs, and one
price for more than 5 CPUs. Doing it that way would be consistent with
current market trends. After all, both HP-UX (PPL licensing) and Windows are
priced that way.
Now, about the code itself, we could probably replace the MKS shell with
another Posix shell, at the price of some extra work (which itself has a
price), we could replace ODBC/SE with something else (which, too, would have
a price), but I'm damn unsure about replacing the Streams/iX code. All these
items have been in place for a while, they work well, and I don't see any
added value in investing into possible replacements for those. Let's keep it
stable.
Now about the price, let's say that $1,000 for a new license and $500 for a
transfer would be acceptable. This would put MPE at a price comparable to
another much more proprietary OS.
Christian Lheureux
Responsable du Département Systèmes et Réseaux / Head of Systems and
Networks Department
APPIC R.H.
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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : OpenMPE Support Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]De la part de
> Paul Edwards
> Envoyé : vendredi 6 décembre 2002 17:10
> À : [log in to unmask]
> Objet : Re: MPE Licensing
>
>
> Knowing the past history with HP, we have to consider a tier
> pricing model
> option. They will.
>
> ***************************************************************
> CDR Paul Edwards USNR Ret. HP 3000/9000 Certified Consultant
> Paul Edwards & Associates Phone: (972) 242-6660
> 1506 Estates Way Fax : (972) 446-9022
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OpenMPE Support Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Jonathan M. Backus
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 9:56 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [OPENMPE] MPE Licensing
>
>
> Paul,
>
> Similar to my response to Riley (mistakenly said Ryan
> in the email -
> Sorry), let's assume it doesn't matter from an MPE licensing
> prospective.
> There has always been a lot of complaining about tier
> pricing. What if HP
> allowed a single price for a new MPE license to be created
> and a single
> price for an existing MPE license to be transferred?
>
> Thanx,
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Edwards [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 10:43 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: [OPENMPE] MPE Licensing
>
>
> Should it be platform dependant? PC vs. Server.
>
> ***************************************************************
> CDR Paul Edwards USNR Ret. HP 3000/9000 Certified Consultant
> Paul Edwards & Associates Phone: (972) 242-6660
> 1506 Estates Way Fax : (972) 446-9022
> Carrollton TX 75006 Cel : (214) 384-8728
> Email: [log in to unmask] Web : www.peassoc.com
> ***************************************************************
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OpenMPE Support Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Jonathan M. Backus
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 9:21 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [OPENMPE] MPE Licensing
>
>
> In the spirit of moving this topic along, let's have
> a hypothetical
> discussion. HP already said at HPWorld that they would allow for the
> creation of new MPE licenses and there is already a process
> in place for the
> transferring of existing licenses. Let's assume for the sake
> of discussion
> that there WILL be a fee for MPE license creation and transfer.
>
> What I believe to be the most critical part is the
> cost for these
> two
> items. I believe this will determine the viability for the emulator
> companies to move forward. So, what is a reasonable cost,
> recognizing that
> this would be a "one time" cost? Let's have some discussion
> about what we,
> the community, consider to be reasonable cost (given that $0 is not an
> option) to purchase a new MPE license to run on what ever the
> purchaser
> chooses to run it on. Also, what is a reasonable cost to transfer an
> existing MPE license from HP e3000 hardware to what ever the purchaser
> chooses to run it on. Naturally, cheaper is better, but
> let's be realistic
> in the discussion. For example, is $500 for a new license
> and $200 for a
> transfer acceptable? What about $1000 (new) and $500 (transfer)?
>
> Thanx,
> Jonathan (Jon) M. Backus, MPE-CSM ~ Chairman
> OpenMPE ~ 15 Catawba Place ~ Hagerstown, MD ~ 21742-6515
> Email: [log in to unmask] ~ AIM: JMBackus
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> Web: www.OpenMPE.org
>
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