Re: Call for Oracle Licensing reform

From: Paresh Yadav <yparesh_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 14:05:11 -0500
Message-ID: <CAPXEL0+WzpooHcK0q=GF0+p-c5-ywfGJdEBk_+J2BrSu8BFJ-Q_at_mail.gmail.com>

Audit process is actually licensing process in disguise. Those who day dream about getting it reformed - http://shortstoriesshort.com/story/who-will-bell-the-cat/ :).

Thanks
Paresh
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On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 1:56 PM, MARK BRINSMEAD <mark.brinsmead_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Indeed.
>
> Actually, the article seems to be mainly calling for Oracle to reform its
> *audit* practices.
>
> Personally, I have been curious -- for a very long time now -- as to how
> long it will take Oracle to revise its license metrics. Now that processor
> designers are scaling performance by increasing core counts rather than
> clock rates, the cost Oracle database servers is growing at (what is likely
> to be) an exponential rate. Likewise, the price gulf between EE and SE
> products is also growing at the same sort of rate.
>
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Hans Forbrich <fuzzy.graybeard_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> While interesting .... "be careful what you wish for"
>>
>> /Hans
>>
>>
>> On 07/01/2015 11:39 AM, Dennis Williams wrote:
>>
>> List,
>>
>> This is an interesting article on how Oracle needs to reform its
>> licensing practices:
>>
>>
>> http://www.informationweek.com/software/enterprise-applications/oracle-must-reform-says-software-licensing-group/d/d-id/1318492?_mc=NL_IWK_EDT_IWK_daily_20150107&cid=NL_IWK_EDT_IWK_daily_20150107&elq=9333c72ed91c4c87b4aef8a2fceeadf4&elqCampaignId=11918
>>
>> Dennis Williams
>>
>>
>>
>

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