Oracle spells out licensing approach for multicore servers

Oracle spells out licensing approach for multicore servers:

"What is Oracle's position on software licensing with respect to dual-core processor systems?
We don't have a position with respect to dual-core processors. A core is equal to a CPU, and all cores are required to be licensed. Therefore, if you have a dual-core processor, you are required to have two processor licences. "

Just in case you were wondering.

There's also a dirty little secret in the Oracle world - never buy your licenses directly from Oracle, or an Oracle rep. If you do you'll pay list price, with standard discounts. The list Oracle discount schedule give you a 20% discount for a $250k invoice, and a 25% discount if you purchase over $1,000,000.

Go to a license releller to get the max discount up front (here's an example) with any size purchase, and pay less in upgrades and support, since that is based on purchase price. You'll get the same Oracle support, and still use the same Oracle contacts you always have, etc, just paying much much less. It makes no difference to Oracle who you buy your licenses from, and you get no advantage from purchasing them directly, at least not in my experience.