Hi HP-UX users. If you can help with the following I would be grateful. I am starting off on my HP-UX learning/certification path and need to acquire an HP-UX machine. I would prefer HP hardware, ie. PA-RISC and see that there are many for sale on eBay, etc., and was hoping someone on this forum could answer the following:
1. has anyone purchased from any of the many people on eBay selling these machines. If so, how was your experience?
2. what are the licensing issues for home users like myself. For example, how does it work when it comes to things such as patching and updating the system and getting/downloading the install disks. Is it entirely open source/free. How does someone like myself go about running HP-UX 'at home'
3. similar to Q2 - how does it work when it comes to support for a 'home user'. Are there costs ($$$) involved?
Any other, useful information along similar lines would be extremely useful.
Many thanks to all who read this thread.