RE: When is 11gR2 getting released?

From: Vishal Gupta <vishal_at_vishalgupta.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 23:55:48 -0000
Message-ID: <787DD2F284E39D4FA3C2ABD2DAF1AB2D014EA3_at_MAIL.vishalgupta.co.uk>

Niall,  

Looking at Metalink Note : - 39691.1 explanation of Oracle's version numbers. I would expect lot to go wrong when first digit (Major DB release) of version number changes as opposed second digit (DB maintenance release). And normally once you have had at least 1 db maintenance release on a major database release, one could expect that all the problems introduced due to rushing the announcement of major release would be sorted out. Oracle would be under less pressure to roll out a maintenance release as opposed to Major Database release (which they might want to announce earlier to keep competitors at bay).    

Oracle9i and higher:

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9.2.0.2.0

| | | | |_ Port Specific Maintenance Release

| | | |___ Patch Sets and Patch Set CDs

| | |_____ iAS Release

| |_______ Database Maintenance Release

|_________ Major Database Release    

Major Database Release - For example, "9" for Oracle9i and "10" for

                               Oracle 10i. 

 

Database Maintenance Release - This number signifies different releases of the version.

                               For example, Oracle9iDB Release 2

(previously

                               known as 9.0.2) will be designated 9.2 

 

iAS Releases                 - The main version number associated with

an iAS

                               release should reflect the database

version it

                               is based on in the first two digits and

will

                               update the 3rd digit with each full

maintenance

                               release. For example, the first iAS

release to

                               use Oracle9i (9.0.1) as the underlying

database

                               version could be versioned 9.0.1. The

next iAS

                               release to use Oracle9i (9.0) database

will be

                               9.0.2, etc.  When iAS begins using

Oracle9i

                               Release 2 as its underlying client and

database,

                               the iAS version will change to 9.2.x. 

 

Patch Sets and Patch Set CDs - The 4th digit will no longer be associated with

                               the overall version of the patch set.

Patch sets

                               will be identified,instead, by the 3

digit

                               database version to which they are

applied and

                               a digit that increases with every patch

set,

                               but no more frequently. For example, the

first

                               patch set for the 9.0.1 database version

will be

                               called the "9.0.1 Patch Set 1". It may

contain

                               components with version 9.0.1.0, 9.0.1.1,


                               9.0.1.2, etc. The same rule applies to

iAS

                               monthly patch bundles.

 

Port Specific Maintenance Release -

                               The OS maintenance release of a software

product

                               on a particular OS.

 

 

Regards,

Vishal Gupta

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