Re: Oracle licensing term "named user"

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 09:35:06 +0200
Message-ID: <sutmduobbdv8gg5io3loiggk9jrhblrkpv@4ax.com>

On Thu, 9 May 2002 12:33:00 +0100, "Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote:

>"Frank" <fbortel_at_home.nl> wrote in message news:3CDA6742.20306_at_home.nl...
>> Niall Litchfield wrote:
>>
>> > "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.
>>
>> So Oracle changed it indeed - as I was afraid of.
>
>They changed it for the better.

I'm not sure of that.
If you buy a SMP server which has room for 16 processors, and you fit in only 4, you pay for 16 processors, as the server has the *capability* (wording from Oracle Store) to run with 16 processors.

Regards

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

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