Re: when does Oracle 8i go out of service?

On Fri, 28 Feb 2003 17:07:57 -0800, DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:

>Brent wrote:
>
>> DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3E5EAFAE.1C48C959_at_exesolutions.com>...
>> > Brent wrote:
>> >
>> > > johnleslie_at_madasafish.com (John Leslie) wrote in message news:<4412dd31.0302271158.46049394_at_posting.google.com>...
>> > > > When does Oracle 8.1.7 go out of service?
>> > > >
>> > > > John
>> > >
>> > > I think end of life is dec 2003
>> >
>> > Why do people keep repeating this 2003 number. It just isn't correct. The statement published by Oracle clearly states
>> > that final end of support is not until 2006. The 2003 date is only for release of new patches.
>> >
>> > Daniel Morgan
>>
>> Notice the keywords *i think*...
>
>Not to appear picky or irritated ... but in matters such as this I would think someone would go to metalink and check before
>posting.
>
>Everyone makes mistakes: Everyone meaning I do too. But whenever I am unsure about something I always take the few seconds
>to verify before taking the chance of misleading someone. A person reading posts on this subject might well walk into a
>meeting and make a statement to management that was untrue and it could cost them credibility ... perhaps their job if
>downsizing is on the table.
>
>Daniel Morgan

Just a question:
We all know 7.3.4 reached ECS. As far as I know it still didn't reach EMS.
*Everyone* (including you) qualifies 7.3.4 as *desupported*, and *ALL* reference on Oracle sites to 7.3.4 have been *removed* I also am quite sure, if you would call OTS, they are just dropping the phone on you, anyway that was the customary policy in the Netherlands until recently.
Also: if you don't have an EAS or EMS contract Oracle will simply leave you alone. I have never seen a site, still using 7.3.4 or 8.0, with such a contract!!!

So: how can you state Oracle still supports 8.1.7 after December 31? If they find a bug in 9i, which has impact on 8.1.7, they definitely won't backport it to 8i.
So : as far as I am concerned: because ECS stops, one should consider 8.1.7 as *desupported* from December 31, and Oracle will delete all references to this version from their website. Either statement is true, and IMO, your statement is incorrect.

Regards

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

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