Re: Oracle Database 12c Personal Edition for Linux!

From: Hans Forbrich <fuzzy.graybeard_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:41:10 -0600
Message-ID: <51CA54C6.5020702_at_gmail.com>



They must have snuck that one in when I wasn't looking. The first release of the 11.2 docs indicated it was only for Windows - I had a long talk with the product manager shortly after 11.2 was released and expressed my sadness..
Thanks for pointing that out.

Slinking back into my corner ...
/Hans

On 25/06/2013 8:31 PM, Justin Mungal wrote:
> Sorry for the stupid question, but the 11gR2 docs also state that
> personal edition is available for Linux and Windows. Is that not the
> case?
>
> /Personal Edition includes all of the components that are included
> with Enterprise Edition, as well as all of the options that are
> available with Enterprise Edition, with the exception of the Oracle
> Real Application Clusters option, which cannot be used with Personal
> Edition. Personal Edition is available on Windows and Linux platforms
> only. The Management Packs are not included in Personal Edition.
> /
>
> http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/license.112/e10594/editions.htm
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Hans Forbrich
> <fuzzy.graybeard_at_gmail.com <mailto:fuzzy.graybeard_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Finally [after all these years of my whining] ... according to the
> Licensing guide for DB 12c
>
> Oracle Database Personal Edition is available on Linux.
>
> This is a BIG announcement.
>
> Personal Edition is for developers, can only be licensed for one Named
> User (but that Named User (eg: me) can log on many times under many
> different DB user IDs)
>
> AND
>
> it includes ALL Enterprise Edition Options - Spatial, Advanced
> Security,
> Compression, etc. - except RAC and the OEM Packs.
>
> This makes it feasible for a 1 man shop to license and get support
> (including patches) for a reasonable fee.
>
> From
> http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E16655_01/license.121/e17614/editions.htm#CJADFHGH
>
> "Oracle Database Personal Edition Oracle Database Personal Edition
> supports single-user development and deployment environments that
> require full compatibility with Oracle Database Standard Edition One,
> Oracle Database Standard Edition, and Oracle Database Enterprise
> Edition.
>
> Personal Edition includes all of the components that are included with
> Enterprise Edition, as well as all of the options that are available
> with Enterprise Edition, with the exception of the Oracle Real
> Application Clusters option, which cannot be used with Personal
> Edition.
> Personal Edition is available on Windows and Linux platforms only. The
> Management Packs are not included in Personal Edition."
>
> /Hans
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>
>

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