Re: Oracle2PostgreSQL Migration with PL/pgSQL

Malcolm Dew-Jones wrote:

> DA Morgan (damorgan_at_exesolutions.com) wrote:
> : Malcolm Dew-Jones wrote:
>
> : > Pablo Sanchez (pablo_at_dev.null) wrote:
> : > : DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in news:3E6F62B7.6597BC97
> : > : @exesolutions.com:
> : >
> : > : > I think it more likely people might move from MS Access to
> : > : > PostgreSQL than from Oracle. Simply because you don't buy Oracle
> : > : > unless you need it.
> : >
> : > : I don't necessarily agree with the later. I think people want a
> : > : secure DBMS that safely stores their information. They want to ensure
> : > : that the product will be around and that they can find people to work
> : > : in that arena. Of course they don't want to pay a lot of $'s across
> : > : the board.
> : >
> : > I know some installations that have deinstalled some of their oracle
> : > servers because of changes in license pricing. Oracle is still used, but
> : > fewer people get access, more people simply get precanned reports, or have
> : > to share/coordinate the limited on-line access.
>
> : Since Oracle licenses by server ... the number of users is, or can be,
> : irrelevant.
>
> : Why not license on one server and connect the entire world right up until you
> : have performance problems?
>
> Good question, I have no idea, I just do what I'm asked several days a
> month on the systems to which I alluded. Recently and apparently for a
> little while to come it includes shuffling, removing, and replacing
> various logical entities, with just a high level english language
> description of why it is required.
>
> I think your statement that "Oracle licenses by server" is not entirely
> true. Oracle licenses based on what ever historical agreement you had
> with them - so if you have a license with oracle from some years ago that
> locks in certain capabilities under certain conditions then the
> ramifications of upgrades and other changes becomes more complicated.

Oracle will continue a license agreement for as long as someone is fool enough to stay with it, perhaps. Or will change agreements for those fool enough to change. I don't mean this as an insult to either Oracle or those with agreements. But lets be honest here ... Oracle is not a charity. The company is in business to make money and so far has done a far better job of it than I have or just about anyone else.

If you don't like your current license agreement call in the sales rep and negotiate a new one. Oracle absolutely will not force you to stay with an old agreement.

Daniel Morgan Received on Thu Mar 13 2003 - 16:47:31 CST