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Re:Why TigerBeetle is the most interesting database in the w... by MobiusHorizons on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @04:56PM (#45443407)
Wait, are you saying that oracle lets you use features you don’t have a license for, but then threatens to sue you for using them? I guess I shouldn’t be surprised given oracle’s business model, but I am surprised they let you use the feature in the first place.
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Re:Why TigerBeetle is the most interesting database in the w... by eitland on Thursday October 02, 2025 @03:10AM (#45447039)
That was not what I was thinking of when I wrote it, but that absolutely also was a thing:

I especially remember one particular feature that was really useful and really easy to enable in Enterprise Manager, but that would cost you at least $10000 at next license review (probably more if you had licensed it for more cores etc).

What I wrote about above wasn't us changing something or using a new feature but some sales guy at their side re-interpreting what our existing agreement meant. (I was not in the discussions, I just happened to work with the guys who dealt with it and it is a long time ago so I cannot be more specific.)

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Re:Why TigerBeetle is the most interesting database in the w... by MobiusHorizons on Thursday October 02, 2025 @10:20AM (#45449956)
Got it, that is much more in line with my expectations of oracle. I am constantly amazed they have any business left given these kinds of stunts.
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