Re: How long will 8.1.7 survive?

Nuno Souto wrote:

> Well, let's face it. Running any production database on 7.3.4
> is pushing it a bit too far.

I still have two 7.3.4 databases. One production and one development (though the dev one has been dormant for quite some time now).

> There is no reason why 99.99999% of
> third party apps out there cannot be run in later versions:

That is not always the issue. In our case, we need HP-UX 11 to run Oracle 8 or 8. The dev platform for example (a 4 CPU box) can not run HP-UX 11, only HP-UX 10.

> majority is so Oracle-agnostic anyway that it shouldn't matter one
> single bit!

Agree. But you try and tell that to developers... that their Pro*C software will still work... in a corporate environment where the number 1 rule is to cover your ass at all times?

> I'm constantly peeved at this reluctance to upgrade Oracle.
> Every other database and indeed OS out there gets upgraded
> every two years or so. Oracle databases tend to last 5 or more
> years without anyone touching them or upgrading anything. That
> IMO is completely wrong. But it also says a lot about the famous
> TCO...
I tend to agree. I'm not one for tunning bleeding edge releases, but heck, running old and _unsupported_ versions of a product is just plain stupid. But then so are the corporate world and their politics.

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Billy