[Info-vax] Final Orace release on VMS.

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2020-10-27 kl. 14:33, skrev Simon Clubley:
> On 2020-10-26, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> On 10/26/2020 7:18 PM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>>> We are writing to inform you that Oracle Database 11.2.0.4 will be the
>>> terminal Oracle Database release offered on the OpenVMS platform. MOS
>>> DOC ID 742060.1 has recently been updated to reflect this development.
>>
>> Not good.
>>
> 
> I thought VSI were talking to Oracle to stop things like this from
> happening ? :-(

This is in line with that Oracle has said for many years. The server
part will leave VMS but you can still use the client part to build
VMS application that runs against an Oracle database server.

> 
> Given that normal Oracle is now history on VMS, the question becomes
> is anything negative going to happen to Rdb over the next 2-3 years ?

Don't think so. Rdb has nothing to do with the current Oracle letter.

> 
> At the moment, for how many years in the future have Oracle _guaranteed_
> that Rdb will be supported on VMS, including x86-64 ?

Has Oracle ever _guaranteed_ anything?

> 
> I would guess that a minimum of 5 years guaranteed support for Rdb at
> an absolute minimum is going to be required in order for people to
> continue being comfortable investing in Rdb based applications and
> investing in buying new machines to support them.
> 
> Simon.
> 

It is quite different situations. Oracle "classic" has to be ported to
VMS for each update. Rdb has its primary (and only) code base on VMS.

But if you really are in need for an answer, ask Oracle.