Re: Running Oracle 10gR2 without paying extended support
From: mhoys <matthias.hoys_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:46:13 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <58e53dfe-5f93-4045-861c-994037143320_at_ca1g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>
On Nov 22, 1:44 am, DG problem <skatef..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> If you are licenced to run 10g and it ends premier support, as it did
> in July 2010, then are you required to pay for extended support? Or,
> is it legal not to pay extended support until you need it and in that
> case you have to backpay the extended support? Also, how much is
> extended support? Even if you continue to pay your yearly Oracle
> support costs, you would still need to pay extended support on top of
> this?
>
> I would think that you have to pay extended support starting from July
> 2010 (for 10gR2), however, I'm having problems convincing other people
> of this.
>
> Lastly, Is it possible to download the patchsets for Oracle 10gR2 now that it has ended premier support?
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:46:13 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <58e53dfe-5f93-4045-861c-994037143320_at_ca1g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>
On Nov 22, 1:44 am, DG problem <skatef..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> If you are licenced to run 10g and it ends premier support, as it did
> in July 2010, then are you required to pay for extended support? Or,
> is it legal not to pay extended support until you need it and in that
> case you have to backpay the extended support? Also, how much is
> extended support? Even if you continue to pay your yearly Oracle
> support costs, you would still need to pay extended support on top of
> this?
>
> I would think that you have to pay extended support starting from July
> 2010 (for 10gR2), however, I'm having problems convincing other people
> of this.
>
> Lastly, Is it possible to download the patchsets for Oracle 10gR2 now that it has ended premier support?
There's a good document on MOS explaining all this; the document ID is 1130327.1.
Matthias Hoys Received on Thu Dec 01 2011 - 02:46:13 CST