Re: 8.1.5 to 8.1.7

"Knut Talman" <knut.talman_at_mytoys.de> wrote in message news:3D2EE050.DDF77F8B_at_mytoys.de...
> Charlie Edwards wrote:
> >
> > A (non-technical) friend said that his organisation were wanting to
> > upgrade from 8.1.5 to 8.1.7 (I did ask why they weren't going to 9i,
> > but that's a different issue).
>
> I can understand them.
>
> > He was asking my opinion of the merits of this.
> >
> > I vaguely remember 8.1.5 as being "a bit buggy", but I couldn't
> > remember why. I have done a search, but couldn't find anything
> > coherent.
>
> Sybrand will tell you something about it...
> But in my opinion they should do the upgrade! 8.1.7.4 is the best 8i I've
seen.
>
> Regards,
>
> Knut

The main reason to upgrade is that 8.1.5 is a

to reply remove '-verwijderdit' from my e-mail address C.O.W. (Can of Worms). I am hitting some 4 to 6 bugs quite often (at least once a week) that have been resolved in 8.1.6 or higher. So with any option to get patches, 8.1.5 being desupported, you are simply *stuck*

Regards

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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA