[Info-vax] Final Orace release on VMS.

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 10/27/2020 9:33 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> 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 ? :-(

VSI can talk - they cannot force Oracle to listen.

:-)

> 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 ?

Very different business context.

But long term VMS support is a relevant question for any VMS product.

Arne