Re: Free UNIX for non-commerical use.

From: John D Groenveld (groenvel_at_cse.psu.edu)
Date: 07/29/03 

Date: 29 Jul 2003 12:12:52 -0400

In article <87n0eyopcj.fsf@prep.synonet.com>,
Paul Repacholi <prep@prep.synonet.com> wrote:
>How much does it cost the institution? M$ charge at least one local

Excellent question. I know PSU spent some chunk of student fees for a
three year right to distribute certain MS products to students
for "free as in free beer" or "free as in costs hidden in the
semester bills." I can't seem to find online how much "free" actually cost
PSU's students.

I don't know how much if any it spends for the right to sell those same
MS products now at reduced prices but given that a quick of survey of
public .US universities doesn't seem to indicate standard student
pricing, I wouldn't be surprised if it depends partly on PSU's ability
to negotiate with Microsoft's sales reps.

John
groenveld@acm.org

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