[Info-vax] Final Orace release on VMS.

[Simon Clubley]

On 2020-10-27, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> 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.
>

Given the news now reported here that the client has also now been
dropped, I wonder if Oracle are embarking on a period of product
consolidation towards mainstream platforms only.

I wonder if VSI have talked to Oracle about continuing support for the
client and if Oracle dropped support for it anyway.

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

Yes it is, given the nature of the VMS world, and that makes it
reasonable to ask if there are guarantees about continuing support
for Rdb now that normal Oracle has been dropped on VMS.

Simon.

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