If you have only one user for a database, use Personal Edition. Does someone have knowledge what is a cpu in PE? Are cores counted or socets? -- Timo Raitalaakso http://rafudb.blogspot.com/ "Terrian, Thomas J DLA CTR TRANSACTION SERVICES" <Tom.Terrian.ctr@xxxxxxx> kirjoitti 1.2.2011 kello 18.02: > You are correct. The 1 user as just an example...perhaps a bad one. What > if I have 100 users...would my cost be $10,000 (100 x $100) or $40,000 (100 > x $100 x 4)? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Zakrzewski [mailto:bill@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 10:58 AM > To: Terrian, Thomas J DLA CTR TRANSACTION SERVICES > Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Licensing > > Tom - > > I believe there is a minimum of 25-user license per CPU, so to license your > 4 CPU box you would require 100-user license.......even for a single user. > > HTH, > Bill > On Feb 1, 2011, at 10:51 AM, Terrian, Thomas J DLA CTR TRANSACTION SERVICES > wrote: > >> I can't understand the Oracle license documentation. Is the Named User >> license cost also per processor? For example, if the named user license >> cost is $100 and I have 1 user on a 4 CPU box. Do I have to pay $100 for >> the 1 user or $400 for the 1 user for each of the 4 processors? >> >> Thanks, >> Tom Terrian >> > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l