Price it the same as other platforms! (Score 1)

I don't see why the Linux version should be free when they charge for the AIX, NT, and other versions. Whatever the pricing scheme is, it should be the same for all platforms. Otherwise, IBM is implicitly making a statement that Linux isn't used for serious business, at least not when compared to the "real" OS's. Of course, I won't complain about having a robust RDBMS available for free on Linux or any platform, but I don't want Linux to get the image that it's not a commercially viable platform for which to develop.

That being said, I think that making the software free and charging for support might be a good idea. I mean, large corporate customers will pay for support no matter what. IBM would lose the revenue from a lot of small companies that would try to get by without support, but I don't think that would account for a significant portion of their revenue anyway.