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Re: [PLUG] OT: Linux Business Forum
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W. Chris Shank said:
> I'm sorry. I really hate to beat a dead horse, but I need to give this
> one a few more whacks. This is a completely generic statement with no
> basis in actual fact other than my personal experiences and
> observations: People aren't getting laid because their budget was
> consumed by software
> licensing. People were getting laid off because thier businesses were
> LOSING money.
Who said they were laid off because of licensing costs? I sure didn't.
> people - you need to cut the jobs. And software licensing is typically a
> one time cost, so it's money already spent. Certainly some of the
> internet related companies were striking license deals that were renewed
> annually or based on sales or traffic or what not. But licensing is a
> fixed cost and is usually already spent and it typically comes from an
> entirely different fund that headcount.
Just today I'm working on next year's budget. Software license renewals
(needed for vendor support) for Symantec Norton Antivirus are gonna cost
my organization $30 per user/license. There's $2300 there. I have the same
situation with BackupExec maintenance. And OTG (imaging database program)
aintenance. And Pick maintenance. And ...
My point is that in a business, you may pay for the license once. (and MS
is trying to change that, too :-). But you have to also pay for continual
maintenance, as well. Sure, you could let it lapse. And then you run the
risk of not being able to get support/updates when something goes wrong,
etc.
My experience is that renewable maintenance is not "some of the internet
related companies"; it's most of the big software manufacturers.
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