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  • 1.  Db2 Community Edition vs Db2 Developer-C Edition

    Posted Tue November 05, 2019 11:54 AM
    Hi,

    What is the difference between Db2 Community Edition and Db2 Developer-C Edition?

    Db2 Community Edition has no license certificate files.
    https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_11.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.qb.server.doc/doc/r0006748.html
    Db2 Developer-C Edition is not mentioned in the product list.
    https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEPGG_11.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.licensing.doc/doc/r0053238.html
    And I can only find the Db2 Developer-C Edition to download.

    Is it maybe the same edition? Does anyone have a answer?

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    Dennis
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  • 2.  RE: Db2 Community Edition vs Db2 Developer-C Edition

    Posted Wed November 06, 2019 08:38 AM
    Hi Dennis,

    as of version 11.5 there are only 3 Db2 editions:
    • Community edition (free, hence no license file needed)
    • Standard edition
    • Advanced edition
    Moreover, there is now a single product download for all 3 editions. The reason is that all 3 have the same code base and same complete set of Db2 features.

    When you download Db2 11.5 then by default you have the Community edition. You can add license files to switch on the Standard or Advanced edition which means Db2 can exploit more hardware resources.

    In previous versions of Db2 some editions (such as Workgroup) did not have all of the Db2 features that were available in the Advanced edition. Those days are gone with Db2 11.5.  All 3 editions contain all features.

    If you have used Db2 Developer-C in the past then you would typically use the Db2 Community edition now in 11.5 and beyond.

    Also see:
    https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_11.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.licensing.doc/doc/c0058536.html

    Best regards,

    Matthias

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    Matthias Nicola
    IBM
    Düsseldorf
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  • 3.  RE: Db2 Community Edition vs Db2 Developer-C Edition

    Posted Wed November 06, 2019 09:45 AM
    Hi Matthias,

    After install the default download from Db2 11.5 the db2licm shows license type Communtity and product identifier db2dec.
    But the license certificate file db2dec is for non-production.
    https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG_11.5.0/com.ibm.db2.luw.qb.server.doc/doc/r0006748.html
    How do I understand that?

    Best regards,
    Dennis


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    Dennis
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  • 4.  RE: Db2 Community Edition vs Db2 Developer-C Edition

    Posted Wed November 06, 2019 01:33 PM

                    I believe they are the same with the "COMMUNITY EDITION" being the replacement, but I could be wrong. J

     

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  • 5.  RE: Db2 Community Edition vs Db2 Developer-C Edition
    Best Answer

    Posted Thu November 07, 2019 09:57 AM
    Hi Dennis,

    Db2 Community Edition is the same or very similar to Db2 Developer-C Edition. Also, you can use the community edition in production but it comes without IBM support. We will change the license file to reflect community edition name. Hope this helps

    Regards
    Prasad

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    Pandit Prasad
    SmartCloud Analytics - Product Management
    IBM
    (310) 622-4413
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