RE: What do u guys recommend? 806 or 8i ?

Where can you find out the support/desupport schedule. I have been stumbling around Metalink this morning and can't find any chart/matrix or even paper that tells me when different versions will be de-supported.

TIA,
Steven Monaghan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gillian M [mailto:zmkj04_at_yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 11:55 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Re: What do u guys recommend? 806 or 8i ?
>
>
> 8.0.6 does not have support for much longer either. In
> order to avoid upgrading in less than 12 months, it
> might be worth your while to go straight to 8.1.6.
>
> If it is a mission critical application, you may
> understand what I mean.
>
> G!
>
>
> --- "Channa, Santhosh, SITS" <schanna_at_att.com> wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Currently we are running on Oracle 8.0.5.0.0. and
> > planning to upgrade to
> > > 8.0.6 since Oracle says they are not going to
> > support 805 after 9/31.
> > >
> > > Am seeing lot of mails going on about 8i about
> > bugs. The thing is we are
> > > not, currently, developing any applications which
> > are web enabled or
> > > internet based. So, personally speaking i don't
> > think i need to upgrade to
> > > 8i directly from 805.
> > >
> > > I need you guys opinion on this. What do u guys
> > recommend? either to 806
> > > or 8i?
> > > Which will be the better one.
> > >
> > > Santhosh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > --
> > Author: Channa, Santhosh, SITS
> > INET: schanna_at_att.com
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