Re: Oracle licensing term "named user"

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 09:16:40 +0100
Message-ID: <3cda3068$0$234$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>

"Frank" <fbortel_at_home.nl> wrote in message news:3CD98CA0.3090206_at_home.nl...
> I'm not sure Oracle still applies this schema - I was getting used to
> it when the Oracle rep I regulary speak announced it would be changed.
> Again. This schema was about 2 month in effect then.

Nope. It is per processor now period. The problem with the UPU was when you replaced your db server hardware after say 3 years with processors at twice the speed. your license cost doubled for no business benefit.

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> Anyway, a named user can always be identified; it's a person, with
> her/his own schema in the database.

No. It is a named client connecting to the database. They can all connect as the same schema.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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Received on Thu May 09 2002 - 03:16:40 CDT