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Re: Not in Italy (was: Book with Oracle 9i Trial)

From: Frank van Bortel <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:25:12 +0100
Message-ID: <d06l1a$1qq$1@news2.zwoll1.ov.home.nl>


Cris Carampa wrote:
> DA Morgan wrote:
>

>>> What's so BAD about running an earlier release (as long as it's not
>>> antedeluvian) ? I much prefer leave to the OTHERS the suffering for 
>>> the bugs
>>> that oracle left in their new software release, and install it when 
>>> it's a
>>> bit more stable.  And God knows that software in general is unstable in
>>> these days of bloating (and offshoring)
>>
>>
>>
>> Were it true that there were more bugs in 10gR1 than in 9.2.0.6 I would
>> agree. But I see no evidence to support that contention.

>
>
> Another point: before 10g the terminal release of a major version had a
> longer life that any other releases of the next major version. I know
> that, according to Metalink, at the moment 10.1's life is 19 months
> longer that 9.2's, but who assures us that things won't change with the
> arrival of 10.2?
>
> Kind regards,
>

I don't get your math, but what about 9iR1 being de-supported *before* 8i(R3) was desupported?
And then what: desupport just means no code changes anymore...

-- 
Regards,
Frank van Bortel
Received on Thu Mar 03 2005 - 03:25:12 CST

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