Re: Features query 10.2.0.x

In message <f531ip$750$1_at_news2.zwoll1.ov.home.nl>, Frank van Bortel <frank.van.bortel_at_gmail.com> writes
>Jim Smith wrote:
>> In message <467245e0$0$322$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl>, Shakespeare
>> <whatsin_at_xs4all.nl> writes
>>>
>>>
>>> I stand corrected! I just took the LATEST version on Technet. Technet
>>> does
>>> not report any newer (downloadable) version for Win 64 (yet). Checked
>>> edelivery as well. 10.2.0.1 seems to be the latest version over there as
>>> well.
>>>
>>> What's in a version....
>>>
>>
>> OTN only ever has the base versions of a release, in this case 10.2.0.1.
>> 10.2.0.3 is only available as a patch to 10.2.0.1 and to get the patch,
>> you need a support contract and access to metalink.
>
>Not true.
>
>It has had 9.2.0.4 (for Linux for sure - had a nasty experience with
>that one), and currently, I see:
>Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.3) for Vista New! (4-May-07)
>Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.2) for HP OpenVMS Alpha
>Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.2) for OpenVMS Itanium
>Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.2) for Solaris x86
>Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.2) for HP Tru64 UNIX
>Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.2) for z/Linux
>Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.2) for z/OS (OS/390)
>
>

Ok I'll rephrase it, the base release per platform. Sometimes the base release for a relatively unusual or new platform is not the absolute base.

It would be interesting to see if 10.2.0.3 for Vista, is the same as 
patched 10.2.0.3 for windows generally. I suspect it is and they didn't 
bother to go back and certify 10.2.0.1.

-- 
Jim Smith
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