Re: Oracle on Linux?

the software is free if your not going to use it for business.

so get the enterprise edition of 9i. The other software are complimentary products for the database. Some are good, some are not so good. The main product is the actual database itself.

"logia" <wuwen.li_at_mail.com> wrote in message news:3D2B7779.DEC740B7_at_mail.com...
> Hi Morgan,
>
> Thank you for your reply. I think there is no Linux version of of
personal
> edition, isn't there? And how about the system requirement of personal
> edition as well as enterprise edition?
>
> Daniel Morgan wrote:
>
> > logia wrote:
> >
> > > Hi there, I want to setup a DB to store my personal data on a Linux
> > > box which has P233MMX + 256MB mem + 8GB. I am in the phase
> > > of evaluating different DB products.
> > > Oracle has so many DB products that confuse me. Which one is better
> > > for me? Oracle lite? Enterprise Edition? personal Edition? Application
> > > server?
> > > From the name, I guess Personal Edition is ok for me. However, it
seems
> > > that it does not support linux.
> > > And the most important thing is that my PC hardware is not so
powerful.
> > > So I hope the DB which I would select has cost less resource.
> > > Any advise? thanks.
> >
> > If you are planning to be legal and pay for the software I would suggest
> > Personal Edition. If your intention is just to use it for personal
> > education purposes and you don't care about such niceties then use the
> > Enterprise Edition.
> >
> > Daniel Morgan
>
> --
> BR,
> Logia
>
>
Received on Wed Jul 10 2002 - 21:04:52 CDT