Re: Please help with Linux Client Issues

Big Jim wrote:
>
> I have an Oracle Database server liscensed for and running on a Solaris
> SPARC machine. I have a need now to access the data from a Linux machine
> now. I only need the client libraries on the Linux machine. Do I have to
> pay for the client libraries on Linux now too or will the Solaris
> liscense cover it?
>
> Knowing Oracle's pricing strategy, I am always afraid when I think about
> having to purchase anything from them these days.
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
> Thanks

You and Oracle are the only people who can tell you the answer. You say you have a license for the server side, and the license agreement will indicate what client licenses you have paid.

If your licenses are recent, and you have a standard agreement, you MIGHT have an unlimited user CPU-based license (in which case you are likely covered for any client deployment) or you MIGHT have a 'Named User Plus' agreement (in which case you should have an explicit list of names (eg: people) that are allowed to access the database from any client machine). You MIGHT have some other agreement as well.

As usual, the solution is 'RTFM' - this time the FM is your license agreement.

BTW - posting to one newsgroup is enough!

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