Comments on: Oracle Licensing… http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2007/06/14/oracle-licensing/ Oracle related rants (and lots of off-topic stuff)... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:33:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Tim... http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2007/06/14/oracle-licensing/comment-page-1/#comment-43768 Tim... Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:28:54 +0000 http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2007/06/14/oracle-licensing/#comment-43768 Hi. Nice in theory, trouble is, we did that and it took the sales rep over 1 month to decide what we really needed! Regarding upgrade, believe me I would like to, but it's not my choice. :( Cheers Tim... Hi.

Nice in theory, trouble is, we did that and it took the sales rep over 1 month to decide what we really needed!

Regarding upgrade, believe me I would like to, but it’s not my choice. :(

Cheers

Tim…

]]> By: Rob Chalton http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2007/06/14/oracle-licensing/comment-page-1/#comment-23333 Rob Chalton Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:50:06 +0000 http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2007/06/14/oracle-licensing/#comment-23333 Try adding Financials and custom code and schema changes into the mix. Oracle's licensing strategy is ridiculously and unneccessarily complex - quite apart from being extortionately costly! Try adding Financials and custom code and schema changes into the mix. Oracle’s licensing strategy is ridiculously and unneccessarily complex - quite apart from being extortionately costly!

]]> By: james http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2007/06/14/oracle-licensing/comment-page-1/#comment-22994 james Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:35:48 +0000 http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2007/06/14/oracle-licensing/#comment-22994 Oracle licensing is so terribly misguided that we have considered replacing the DBMS entirely. We have gone to great ends to comply and stay legal, but the game is too complex and frequency of change makes us weary. Oracle licensing is so terribly misguided that we have considered replacing the DBMS entirely. We have gone to great ends to comply and stay legal, but the game is too complex and frequency of change makes us weary.

]]> By: Noons http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2007/06/14/oracle-licensing/comment-page-1/#comment-22904 Noons Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:04:16 +0000 http://www.oracle-base.com/blog/2007/06/14/oracle-licensing/#comment-22904 "This just confirms to me that Oracle’s licensing is a total mess, and repeatedly renaming their product ranges along with the components they include only serve to exacerbate the problem." Amen! Couldn't agree more! “This just confirms to me that Oracle’s licensing is a total mess, and repeatedly renaming their product ranges along with the components they include only serve to exacerbate the problem.”

Amen! Couldn’t agree more!

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