Re: Rift between Oracle and IOUG - who benefits?
Date: 1996/01/30
Message-ID: <4elaqd$esn_at_news-1.boco.co.gov>#1/1
Bob King (rking_at_dfw.net) wrote:
>I'm a little concerned about the rift that I hear may be going on
>between Oracle and the IOUW. What I gather from Oracle's side is that
>Oracle met every condition set out by the IOUG for a joint IOUG/Oracle
>show and the IOUG still refused. As a result, Oracle is not
>supporting the Dallas show.
>I'm not taking sides - I used to be a regional Oracle users group
>officer. There are probably a lot from both sides.
>But the users seem to be the losers. Some of the best talks were by
>Oracle personnel. Will the vendors go to both shows? The campgrounds
>with various vendors and users and Oracle were good. I'm not sure a
>show without Oracle's presence will be that good - but then neither
>will an Oracle only show.
>Any other thoughts out there?
>Bob King
I'm a DBA for a county government - my education dollars don't come easy and I usually get one "road trip" per year. If IOUG and Oracle don't square this away in a clear way and soon, I'll probably use the travel money this year and take more classes close to home (Denver).
Jim Deeming Received on Tue Jan 30 1996 - 00:00:00 CET