Re: Virtualization
From: Mladen Gogala <gogala.mladen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 04:50:33 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <pan.2014.01.08.04.50.34_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 04:50:33 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <pan.2014.01.08.04.50.34_at_gmail.com>
On Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:39:27 +0000, Drazen Kacar wrote:
>> Because on that instance you cannot legally apply patches. As soon as
>> you start patching the instance, you have to pay for support.
>
> Unless you have a contract with Oracle which says you can patch it for
> free. Or almost free.
Or if Larry Ellison is your brother in law. Contracts like that are not something I've seen in my meager 25 years of a DBA career. But yes, you are perfectly correct: if Oracle allows you to patch for free, without paying for support, you can do it.
-- Mladen Gogala The Oracle Whisperer http://mgogala.byethost5.comReceived on Wed Jan 08 2014 - 05:50:33 CET