Re: 8i NOT include JVM? An "option"?

I dont have any info on this but it really doesnt surprise me, we just upgraded from 733 to 805 and now I find that varray, nested tables, advance message queue and objects are all "features of the enterprise edition" some are evn only options of the enterprise edition. Its hard to find a single feature that is availble in the standard 805, in fact the manuals go so far as to say "if you are upgading from an earlier version you find some feature no longer availble in your version"

I can just see marketing saying "hey upgrade today !!! not only is it less stable and slower performing buts its also got less features see we simplyfy your life and provide job security"

This attitude from Oracle really really sucks, makes you think the unthinkable (that M$ are not so bad after all<vbg>)

Rob

Randall J. Parr wrote in message <36F03C9A.5A05EB51_at_temporal.com>...
>I have been trying to find information about Oracle 8i and specifically
>8i on Linux (soon to be available?) and the differences between Standard
>Edition and Enterprise Edition.
>
>I came accros some, for me at least, disturbing information.
>
>When I went to the Oracle Store (trying to see the difference in price
>between Standard Edition and Entrerprise Edition) I found references to
>something called JServer (NOT JDeveloper). The Oracle Store description
>reads as if JServer is the JVM for 8i. I could find no other reference
>to JServer on the Oracle sites but I did notice that the Oracle 8i has
>started including references to the Java "option".
>
>This disturbs me because Java in the server has been the entire emphasis
>and reason for living for 8i. BUT it appears that it has become a server
>option (which costs almost as much as the server did in the first
>place).
>
>Is this true? If I upgrade, under my maintenance, etc., am I going to
>get a version of 8i without Java thus being forced to buy the server all
>over again to get a version of 8i with Java?
>
>R.Parr
>Temporal Arts
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Received on Thu Mar 18 1999 - 10:05:13 CST