Oracle Release Number Explanation



------------------------- Release Number Explanation -------------------------------


The significance of each number  in: 10.1.0.1.0 :

10 : Major database release number, major new edition, contains significant new 
functionality

1 :  Database maintenance release number,number increases when bug fixes or new 
features to existing programs become available
        
0 :  Application server release number(Oracle9iAS)
        
1 :  Component specific/Patch release number. A Patch release contains fixes for serious bugs that cannot wait until the next maintenance release

0 :  Platform specific release number, used to identify a particular emergency 
patch release of a software product on that operating system, it usually fixes or
works around a particular, critical problem
        
        
        

1 comment:

  1. nice ... i googled around , know the docs and still this is a very good explanation specially due to being so simple.nice work

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