Multi-Core Chips And Software Licensing

i_r_sensitive writes "NetworkWorldFusion has an article on the interaction between multi-core processors and software licensed and charged on a per-processor basis. Interesting to see how/if Oracle and others using this pricing model react. Can multi-core processors put the final nail in per-processor licensing?"

Toast.

[scowling]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to the day where you have to pay a license fee for each element in your toaster. Who needs to toast more than one slice of bread at a time, right?

Re:I doubt it

[dasmegabyte]

His point being:

Many Linux afficianados don't know the first thing about the software industry or how it works.

I thought this was fairly well communicated.

Re:I doubt it

[einer]

Insulting linux zealots on slashdot? Think of your karma man!

Siamese Twins

[Anonymous Coward]

Are Siamese twins required to buy two tickets to the movies?

Re:Toast.

[AnomalyConcept]

Nah. I'll just replace my heatsink/cooling element with bread on my multi-cored processor. If you had a server rack, then maybe you could flip the one on top over to toast both sides at once.

Re:Per Processor -- Per Core

[Znork]

Fortunately, the GPL will also follow suit, offering pre-core freedom.

Re:Oracle & Intel HT

[ckaminski]

The #1 reason I don't use PostgreSQL is because I've no idea how to make it do NT integrated logins, and because the app I use doesn't use ODBC, but the SQL API directly.

Which sucks. I fucking hate this vendor. I wish I could spit in all their eyes and rub acid in them...

Hey shitheads, they invented ODBC for a reason, you know!!!