[Lvlug] Session 1 Presentation

[Faber Fedor]

On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 09:21:45AM -0400, jab wrote:
> Being similarly unfamiliar with the licensing schemes, I'm wondering:
> 
>   Do you then (statistically) only need a CAL for 10% of the total
> volume
>   of users (90 + 2 * 5)?   And the 101st simultaneous user gets denied?

DOH!  Time for draft #11!  I was thinking it was a hundred users, not
one thousand! 

Sorry for not paying better attention to your email, Tom!

> As a side note, I looked at the TCO .pdf file, also available on the
> Cybersource site (on your reference page):
>  
> http://www.cyber.com.au/cyber/about/linux_vs_windows_tco_comparison.pdf
> 
> Of course, a TCO calculation, as opposed to just adding up the software
> costs, entails the making of come considerable assumptions (ie: your
> mileage will vary), but the numbers are interesting:

I'm planning on doing a TCO calculation live, using the audience's
scenarios.  The scenarios in the PDF were, as you say, based on certain
assumptions, but then you can't address a specific situation without
knowing the specifics.


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Regards,
 
Faber                     

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