[CentOS] redhat vs centos

In article <4EB05844.5060704 at unixmail.co.uk>,
Ned Slider <ned at unixmail.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> A 2 socket virtualization platform is $1,999 giving unlimited virtual 
> guests.

What is a "socket" in their pricing model? The word can mean so many
different things...

Tony
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