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Thinks: "Oracle 18, how the hell I have missed so many versions"

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As we reported last year, Oracle changed its release numbering from version number increments to year-based increments. Hence Oracle Database 18 was previously known as Oracle Database 12.2.0.2.

Marketing people, why do you insist on doing crap like this? Maybe Bill Hicks had the right idea