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Re: Oracle licensing term "named user"

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 08:52:52 +0100
Message-ID: <3cdb7c55$0$233$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>


ouch!
"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:sutmduobbdv8gg5io3loiggk9jrhblrkpv_at_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
>
> To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address
Received on Fri May 10 2002 - 02:52:52 CDT

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