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Re: cobol compiler/gui dev enviroment



On Wed, Oct 24, 2007 at 09:56:03PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 10/24/07 18:03, Chris Parker wrote:
> > 
> > Thanks for the responses.  We do now use microfocus, but that is running
> > on SCO.  I was looking for a Linux version less expensive.  Licensing
> > for Microfocus on Linux is $500,000 for everything.  This is too keep
> > from having to go to Windows environment.
> 
> $500,000???  There's a lot of "everything" that you're not telling
> us about.  Dozens of developer seats, thousands of CALs, "gold"
> service contract, etc?
> 
> Is it that much more expensive than the SCO or Windows license?

Which certainly changes the potential answers to the "why COBOL"
question I asked that was never answered by the OP.

Doug.



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