Note that the VMS / layered products transfer license to run on CHARON-VAX
that we obtained from CompaqHP is a flat fee one. It only depends on the new
host platform: 1000$ for Windows, Linux etc. hosts and 500$ for
OpenVMS/Alpha hosts.

The fee is independent of the VAX model emulated or host system performance.

Robert Boers

> -----Original Message-----
> From: OpenMPE Support Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Mark Klein
> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 17:36
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: MPE Licensing
>
>
> On 6 Dec 2002 at 10:13, Chuck Ryan wrote:
>
> > Then it is an exercise in futility.
> >
> > The fee will not be determined by what we consider reasonable, but by
> > what these vendors will accept as a licensing fee.
>
> I'm not so sure. Let me speak for a moment as a former vendor myself.
>
> While it is true that license fees can be a fixed amount per license,
> in the case where tiered pricing exists, basing fees on a percentage
> basis yields more income at the higher tiers.
>
> So, let's assume for a moment that the licensing of this stuff is a
> percentage. I don't know that's the case, if someone from HP wants to
> confirm or deny it (assuming they can), please do so. If it is a
> percentage, then this exercise is not futile. It will help identify a
> price point that we can strive to achieve.
>
> My opinions only.
>
>
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> Mark Klein
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