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Craig wrote:
> I have just completed downloading Oracle. (Still confused as to why it
> seems free!),
Like many, you probably downloaded without _reading_ the license you ack'd.
Basically the free downloaded version is restricted to development and proof_of_concept (and therefore self-education). The reason it is free is to let you prove for yourself why you should use it.
The moment you put it into production, you are asked to convert from your dev. license to a production license which costs $. (The prod licene is the only one for which you can get suprort, therefore patches). Received on Mon Sep 13 2004 - 19:44:37 CDT