Re: Oracle Licensing Issue

Andreas Sheriff wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My eyes are starting to turn inside out.
>
> Does anyone have a good grasp on Oracle licensing?
>
> We currently have Oracle Enterprise 8.1.5 installed.
> Is 8.1.7 considered an update or another product altogether?

8.1.7 is considered unsupported and obsolete.

The only reason to move to 8.1.7 from 8.1.5 would be if you made really bad purchasing decision from a third-party vendor in which case you would need to know what the original license said.

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