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Re:Next-Generation IBM POWER10 Processor by staticassertion on Monday August 17, 2020 @11:08AM (#24187989)
> That's a licensing hack: since most enterprise software is paid per-core.

Shit. That's actually awesome and could easily pay for itself.

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Re:Next-Generation IBM POWER10 Processor by dev_tty01 on Monday August 17, 2020 @11:33AM (#24188210)
Until the licensing terms are updated.
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Re:Next-Generation IBM POWER10 Processor by staticassertion on Monday August 17, 2020 @11:50AM (#24188347)
Sure, long term maybe you have to pivot or whatever. But companies spend millions on these multicore licenses today.
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Re:Next-Generation IBM POWER10 Processor by mr_toad on Monday August 17, 2020 @11:40PM (#24195024)
I think you’ll find that the licensing terms can change faster than you can re-engineer your systems.
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