Re: Oracle licesing/pricing question...

ammar_aganovic_at_my-deja.com wrote:

> Frank...
>
> > What is free is the CD which offers a development license.
> > A production license would not be free even on Linux as far as I
> > know. Although I requested the CD, I haven't received it yet so I
> > don't know which version will arrive.
>
> OK, so the Enterprise version of 8i will be a development one? That's
>

Thare is no difference in binary code at all. As we purchased client license for our customers the oracle representative told us to download the binary it from technet. You can run it in production but it's not legal, just as you can install a copy of windows on 100 pcs having a license for a single one. You can do it but it's not legal

> OK with me. I would have to enter no licence whatsoever when I start
> installing the server, right? How would Oracle know if I make a
> commercial use of my development license? Is it possible? Or is the dev-
> license just like letting me connect to the server from localhost or
> limited to one connection only? I hate to teas you, but I really could
> not find any info on what to expect to come with the 275 MB big file.
>
> > As you have noticed it is probably useless to try to directly...
>
> I've got the GetRight do the job for me - right now - I'm downloading
> an Enterprise 8i for linux, and am now with 19% downloaded, guess some
> 10 hours to go, will leave the PC running and fetch the file tomorrow -
> buy I am really very dissapointed in Oracle mirroring policy.
>
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Received on Thu May 11 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT