Oracle License question

Hi im a newbie oracle dba. I logged in on metalink and checked the licenses section, and it states the following:
The following products and platforms are listed under this license number :
Product      Platform
All Products      All Platforms
Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition      All Platforms
Does this mean i have support for all products, besides Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition?
Thanks.-

Of course not, that means you have support for Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition on all platform. However the detailed term and number of license is in your Service contract with Oracle. You could obtain a copy from your Oracle rep.
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