Re: OT RE: What stands for i in Oracle 8i

depends on it's usage.

Mark Leith wrote:
>
> Not being funny, but when did y become a vowel?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Scott.Shafer_at_dcpds.cpms.osd.mil
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 07:47
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>
> Actually, I think they are following a logical progression of english
> vowels, i.e.,
>
> "A" would indicate a pre-beta release - not suitable for marketing or
> Micro$oft quality,
> "E" is overused already with all the E-this.com and E-that.com's crashing
> and burning,
> "I" is the current flavor in IT marketing. See HPUX 11i, Oracle 9i, etc,
> "O" will be for "Oh my gods! How will I ever manage this monster!" in the
> next generation of systems,
> "U" and "Y" are yet to be determined... Or maybe combined into "YU" (why
> you)...
>
> Its just a theory, I could be wrong.
>
> Scott Shafer
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Yexley Robert D SSgt AFIT/SCA [SMTP:Robert.Yexley_at_afit.edu]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 12:48 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: RE: What stands for i in Oracle 8i
> >
> > I believe it stands for "internet", as in, the "internet" database.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Muthaiah [mailto:cvmuthaiah_at_yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 06 June, 2001 12:56 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: What stands for i in Oracle 8i
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am just curious about to know for what that i stands for in Oracle
> > 8i.
> >
> > Can any one shed some light?
> >
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