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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> RE: rm RULE based optimizer != GOOD IDEA
Lex,
Bugs are one thing. But releasing stuff that is completely broken is something else.
My recent experience is just this. The Spring 2005 Security patch broke OPatch - it required us to perform a hand-patch to fix it. And the same patch on a Sun platform created another bug. And Oracle said to fix it, we had to upgrade to 9.2.0.6 (from .4).
This is not patching stuff for Utopia's sake. This is just plain horrible patch maintenance released by a company who last year said they were "UnBreakable".
They are losing focus and need to shake things up a bit.
Just my little opinion.
Tom
-----Original Message-----
From: Lex de Haan [mailto:lex.de.haan_at_naturaljoin.nl]
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 1:39 PM
To: thomas.mercadante_at_labor.state.ny.us; Ethan.Post_at_ps.net; 'Pete Sharman';
'Christian Antognini'
Cc: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: RE: rm RULE based optimizer != GOOD IDEA
you don't have the faintest idea about the size and complexity of Oracle's
regression tests,
and the frequency they run with ... bug-free software is an utopia.
kind regards,
Lex.
-----Original Message-----
From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]
On
Behalf Of Mercadante, Thomas F (LABOR)
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 19:27
To: 'lex.de.haan_at_naturaljoin.nl'; Ethan.Post_at_ps.net; 'Pete Sharman';
'Christian
Antognini'
Cc: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: RE: rm RULE based optimizer != GOOD IDEA
Wait a minute. You say that they *do* regression testing? Are you sure? Have you seen the list of bugs?
Maybe they only do *gression* testing - you know - a half-assed job.
-- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-lReceived on Fri Apr 22 2005 - 14:07:36 CDT
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