I almost called this blog entry a book review.  More accurately, however, this is a book recommendation.

Simply stated: the more you know, the more effective you can be. This is no truer than when licensing software. Big companies—but especially big software companies—seem to use the byzantine nature of licensing terms and conditions against their customers.

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The Oracle License and Services Agreement (aka OLSA) is a 20+ page document that requires signature with each order for Oracle licensing. There is an important section labeled “Entire Agreement” that states, in part:

You agree that this agreement and the information which is incorporated into this agreement by written reference (including reference to information contained in a URL or referenced policy), together with the applicable ordering document, are the complete agreement for the programs and/or services ordered by you, and that this agreement supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements or representations, written or oral, regarding such programs and/or services.

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