Re: Please help with Linux Client Issues

From: Dave Hau <davehau_nospam_123_at_nospam_netscape.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 01:28:43 GMT
Message-ID: <3F95DD45.70803@nospam_netscape.net>

Oracle database licenses are not specific to a platform. So as long as the user is covered under the license (either via a Named User license or a Processor license), the user can access the database using a client on any platform - Solaris, Linux, Windows, it doesn't matter.

In fact, since the database server license is not specific to a platform either, you can use the exact same license even if one day you decide to migrate your database server from Solaris to Linux.

HTH,
Dave

Big Jim wrote:
> I have an Oracle Database server liscensed for and running on a Solaris
> SPARC machine. I have a need now to access the data from a Linux machine
> now. I only need the client libraries on the Linux machine. Do I have to
> pay for the client libraries on Linux now too or will the Solaris
> liscense cover it?
>
> Knowing Oracle's pricing strategy, I am always afraid when I think about
> having to purchase anything from them these days.
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
> Thanks
>
Received on Tue Oct 21 2003 - 20:28:43 CDT