| Oracle licensing [message #326252] |
Tue, 10 June 2008 19:32  |
mirion
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Registered: June 2008
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Hello everybody,
I have to prepare a study on different licensing mechanism. Looked on the internet but couldn't find too much relevant information - lot of theory and less facts, strategies advantages/disadvantages, effective license check and enforcement, etc.
I found that during the last years Oracle changed several times their licensing model.
I've been told that the "concurrent user" license for the database and also for Oracle Applications was used till 2002. Afterwards they dropped it for a "named user" or cpu model.
Could anybody confirm me if this is true? If not, could you provide me some reliable historical data or references?
Is the actual model ("named user" or "cpu") used by the most database or erp suppliers? I could find informations only related to microsoft (e.g. for erp uses concurrent users) , but nothing to sap, ibm, etc.
Thanks
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| Re: Oracle licensing [message #326364 is a reply to message #326254] |
Wed, 11 June 2008 04:21  |
mirion
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Thanks a lot Brian,
Found that document long ago. Unfortunately it contain the actual licensing strategy. What I need, is an overview of it's evolution in time, that allows me to compare it with other strategies and check if there is any synergy into this evolution.
Thanks
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| Re: Oracle licensing [message #326373 is a reply to message #326364] |
Wed, 11 June 2008 04:54 |
mirion
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As I said into the first message, I have to make a study, an academic paper that describes this evolution till now. I don't want to predict the future, but to understand the different models and strategies.
And this doesn't concern only Oracle, but other big players into the field.
Thanks for any help.
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| Re: Oracle licensing [message #326389 is a reply to message #326387] |
Wed, 11 June 2008 05:40 |
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Michel Cadot
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Registered: March 2007
Location: Saint-Maur, France, https...
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| Quote: | If they change their policy, it is not because somebody had a good or bad night,
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After working for almost 20 years on Oracle, I wonder... 
Almost sure that what he read in his newspaper at breakfast is one important point of decision.
Regards
Michel
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