They will think differently after Mogens comes out with the "Do you really need 10g" presentation ;)
-- Denny Koovakattu Quoting Nuno Souto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The interesting fact of course is that the beta program > of 10g was "announced" in newsgroups AFTER it had closed > for all intents and purposes to the general public... > > And quite frankly, Oracle could do a LOT WORSE than let > "customers" like Mogens definitely join. Just a feeling, > mind you. If Oracle thinks the "good old days" of in-house > elites are back, they're dead wrong. > > Cheers > Nuno Souto > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > > > Generally, the announcements are made at events like OracleWorld, > > through OTN and so forth that the beta program is open. Depending on > > the release, the program may not even get announced unless it's big > > enough. IIRC, the beta program for 9.2 was open to only a small number > > of customers and wasn't announced to the world at large, whereas the 10g > > program was announced (again IIRC - it's 4 am for me and I haven't had > > my first coffee yet!) at OracleWorld in San Fran in September? Of > > course, there are some companies that are almost always invited to join > > the beta program for the database because of the type of customer they > > are and the type of work they do - customers like Amazon, for example, > > may fall into that category. Customers like Mogens definitely don't. > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Nuno Souto > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Denny Koovakattu INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
