[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

[David Froble]

Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> Keith Parris wrote 2012-08-03 00:17:
>> On 8/2/2012 6:33 AM, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
>>> Dirk Munk wrote 2012-08-02 14:05:
>>>> Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
>>>> There was a roadmap in Powerpoint that suggested  a new version of
>>>> RdB. It was discussed in this group.
>>>
>>> Yes, that should probably be 7.3. Not affected by the current news.
>>
>> It would be an Rdb version 7.4, 7.5, 8.0, etc. which would be again 
>> allowed
>> to go out, given the current news.
> 
> If there was talk about *a* new version, it was 7.3, and that was
> not affected by todays/yesterdays news.
> 
> Any version(s) after 7.3 are, of course.
> 
> But the next/new Rdb release (7.3) was/is already in Oracles
> "last release" document.

I guess it is a timing thing.  Was the "last release" thing before or after the 2007 
contract?  If after, then according to the court decision, Oracle would be obligated to 
continue to develop and sell RDB.

But I don't think it was RDB and / or VMS that caused HP to file the suit ....