How come dedicated host like Servermatrix doesn't allow Urchin on Cpanel/WHM while DedicatedNow do allow Urchin on Cpanel/WHM?

I belive that you can submit a ticket to SM and request urchin for free.

I tried that. But they said that they can't do it cause it might wreck CPanel and WHM. I have no idea why they would say that.

No idea why they say this either, because Urchin and CPanel have been working fine for some time now.

I am more curious to know how come they can offer Urchin for free ...

one thing i dont like about sm is they are punks about stuff like this, i rather have it mess up and fix it, its not like they do anything to fix it anyways unless u pay for managed support

Originally posted by FHDave
I am more curious to know how come they can offer Urchin for free ...

DedicatedNow offers it for free. They got a great licensing deal - which is an extra $900 saved. I was considering purchasing it when DN announced they worked out a deal and whom to email for the free license.

it works fine. and there are several companies offering it for free now including ev1, dedicated now, and us as well as a couple of others.

Originally posted by FHDave
I am more curious to know how come they can offer Urchin for free ...
They buy a huge volume licence, and recoup the $$$ in increased sales etc, with offerring Urchin for free. Or that's the plan at least. :D

Yep. :D You'd be suprised the prices of things if you purchase in bulk. I'm very sure that they're making more than plenty from the free Urchin offering.

It wouldn't be because of Redhat 3 Enterprise would it? Is Urchin 5 compatible with Redhat 3?

Originally posted by FHDave
I am more curious to know how come they can offer Urchin for free ...

Dave, anyone can do it. The licensing is called Enterprise and it is $5000/mo for unlimited use and unlimited servers per DC. This is how these guys do it.

It is funny when these DCs talk about a "deal they worked out". :)