[Info-vax] Final Orace release on VMS.

[Dave Froble]

On 10/27/2020 2:33 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2020-10-27, Jan-Erik Söderholm <jan-erik.soderholm at telia.com> wrote:
>> Den 2020-10-27 kl. 17:13, skrev Shael Richmond:
>>>
>>> I verified with Oracle - this applies to both the client and the database on OpenVMS.   11.2.0.4 is certified to connect to 19c databases but may not connect to anything newer.
>>>
>>> This was a bit of a surprise because I thought the 12c migration was pretty far along.
>>>
>>> No port of any kind for x86 OpenVMS.
>>>
>
> So no Ada users for x86-64 VMS and now no Oracle users other than Rdb either.
>
> I think it's now reasonable to ask if Rdb will still be available for
> x86-64 VMS in 5 years from now.

Vendor: if you buy it, we will sell it
Vendor: if no one buys it, we won't be here

That's sort of the bottom line in business.

> Given previous comments about how many people still use Rdb, I would
> hope that VSI have got a clear agreement from Oracle to continue Rdb
> support on VMS for a number of years. I couldn't see anything on their
> website however.

People on this venue keep speculating about the use of Rdb, many times 
based upon their own experience.  A rather poor method of guessing.

The people who might know aren't saying.

Even the circumstances are rather vague.  For total VMS systems, is it 
just those with support?  I doubt anyone can come up with a valid number 
for the total VMS systems in use.

Oracle has a better idea of their customers.


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