Re: AIX was: v5r4 PASE. was: PHP update and directions

On 10/26/06, rob@xxxxxxxxx <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

What, AIX doesn't have an annual maintenance fee?

you know, I think they just raised the price. $1200 per year for AIX
on a 4 core p5:
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/hardware/entry/505q/91151f7a.html

the 170 44P I purchased on ebay came with the latest AIX. I dont use
it enough to know if I need PTFs, but I dont think so. The Linux
toolkit for AIX is a no charge download. The last I checked DB2 was
available for a no charge evaluation period.

What I am learning about AIX is it is better to use Linux.  The AIX
file system is different from Linux and it has some sort of file
journaling. But so does Linux.  I did an install of SUSE Linux on a PC
last week that worked real well. Actually easier than a Windows XP
install in that it recognized my SATA drive without the Windows hassle
of a driver from a diskette.

As good as the p5 hardware is I dont see the point of running Linux on
it. And since AIX is no better, what is the point of p5 hardware
compared to Intel? Now if you could run i5/OS on it, that would be a
different story. Big Blue is setting itself up for a big fall.

-Steve