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publicom
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 Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:35 pm Post subject:
Oracle8 support - until when?
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Hi!
We've got a database running on oracle7. Our supplier has offered to
upgrade the database to run on Oracle 8, but I'm concerned about support.
Does anybody know when Oracle is likely to discontinue supporting
oracle8?
Thanks in advance...
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pobox002@bebub.com
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:47 pm Post subject:
Re: Oracle8 support - until when?
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publicom wrote:
| Quote: | Hi!
We've got a database running on oracle7. Our supplier has offered to
upgrade the database to run on Oracle 8, but I'm concerned about
support.
Does anybody know when Oracle is likely to discontinue supporting
oracle8?
Thanks in advance...
Thomas
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Error correction support already ended 12/31/2004. Basically Oracle
support will answer your questions, provide workarounds if any and help
you upgrade until 2007. Sounds like you would be better off upgrading
your vendor.
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Frank van Bortel
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:57 pm Post subject:
Re: Oracle8 support - until when?
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pobox002@bebub.com wrote:
| Quote: | publicom wrote:
Hi!
We've got a database running on oracle7. Our supplier has offered to
upgrade the database to run on Oracle 8, but I'm concerned about
support.
Does anybody know when Oracle is likely to discontinue supporting
oracle8?
Thanks in advance...
Thomas
Error correction support already ended 12/31/2004. Basically Oracle
support will answer your questions, provide workarounds if any and help
you upgrade until 2007. Sounds like you would be better off upgrading
your vendor.
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Beg your pardon - that's 8i you're talking about...
8 was desupported long before that.
All your other comments (vendor upgrade) stand firm :)
OTOH: why upgrade (vendor and/or Oracle) if everything
works okay, and you have no complaints or wishes?
What do you think the odds are you will find a new problem?
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Frank van Bortel |
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publicom
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:09 pm Post subject:
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Thanks! Much appreciated |
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Joel Garry
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| Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:54 pm Post subject:
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Frank van Bortel wrote:
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OTOH: why upgrade (vendor and/or Oracle) if everything
works okay, and you have no complaints or wishes?
What do you think the odds are you will find a new problem?
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Surely you must be joking. What happens when the obsolete hardware
dies and can only be replaced by something that has no O7 installation
media? What happens when someone decides there _is_ a wish or
complaint? You have an immediate crisis, merely because ordinary care
(that is, keeping things supportable) wasn't followed.
Of course, a headhunter recently contacted me with a requirement for
DEC VMS COBOL and RMS development, and I wasn't sure if she was joking
(or falling for a joke), either. I can sorta remember RMS, simply
because I spent so many years at it (and use a tool that can help
migrating to a modern dbms), but... COBOL? I celebrated never having
to use it again a quarter century ago! I am just utterly curious what
sort of org can get themselves into such a dusty corner...
jg
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Frank van Bortel
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Re: Oracle8 support - until when?
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joel-garry@home.com wrote:
| Quote: | Frank van Bortel wrote:
OTOH: why upgrade (vendor and/or Oracle) if everything
works okay, and you have no complaints or wishes?
What do you think the odds are you will find a new problem?
Surely you must be joking. What happens when the obsolete hardware
dies and can only be replaced by something that has no O7 installation
media? What happens when someone decides there _is_ a wish or
complaint? You have an immediate crisis, merely because ordinary care
(that is, keeping things supportable) wasn't followed.
Of course, a headhunter recently contacted me with a requirement for
DEC VMS COBOL and RMS development, and I wasn't sure if she was joking
(or falling for a joke), either. I can sorta remember RMS, simply
because I spent so many years at it (and use a tool that can help
migrating to a modern dbms), but... COBOL? I celebrated never having
to use it again a quarter century ago! I am just utterly curious what
sort of org can get themselves into such a dusty corner...
jg
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@home.com is bogus.
And sometimes the FCC is the good guy:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050224/news_1b24att.html
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No I was not joking; it's an often heard argument, and I think
it is valid. Why would you always trade your [whatever] for the
latest?
You would never be able to buy a new computer.. 
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Frank van Bortel |
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