Re: Oracle8i Licensing on Linux

Afraid so, partner. There's a reason that Oracle is the 2nd largest ISV on the planet :=)

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Steven Parker wrote in message <37DE65E2.250FCF44_at_naweb.com>...
>After looking at the Oracle site, I understand that to license Oracle
>even on Linux will cost an extreme amount of money...
>
>The "Power Unit" license (which I believe is used in cases where # of
>end-users is not known, i.e., Website back-end) is calculated as
>follows:
>
># processors * Mhz of each processor * Power Unit Price ($40.00 for
>Oracle 8i Standard)
>
>
>So, for a dual 400Mhz machine, it would cost $32,000 to run license
>Oracle on your linux website backend!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
>Is this all true! Am I mistaken?? I did not realize it was soooooo
>damn pricey...
>
Received on Tue Sep 14 1999 - 22:18:04 CDT