> The auditor estimates NASA "could have saved approximately $35 million over the past five years in fines and overpayments ($20 million in penalties plus $15 million in Oracle overspend)" and is therefore questioning the costs.
$35 million, damn that's nearly 0.03% of their budget over the past 5 years.
This seems to be normal in a lot of companies that pay for Oracle products; they use clauses in their contracts and licenses to trigger audits or you can just pay up. Many (most?) pay up because it is easier.
Time to evaluate Postgresql.
Why does any company nowadays start using Oracle?
Oracle has zero customers but plenty of hostages