Re: Do Eval CDs from Oracle stop working after 30 days?

I joined the OTN, (the free version, not the $200 one), which grants me a license to use the software in accordance with the "DEVELOPMENT ONLY LIMITED LICENSE". So, I'm legit now.

I must say that I'm very impressed with what I got for my five bucks. I just got it today via UPS. I was expecting just a CD. Instead, I got the entire shrink-wrapped box including a couple of hardcopy manuals.

On Sat, 20 Mar 1999 00:18:12 +0000, "Christopher M. Day" <christopher.day_at_rdbms.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>Blaine,
>
>The spirit of the licence is to trust you to make an evaluation, and
>then make a purchase.
>
>I did the same as Steve and subscribed to the tech tracks.
>
>Chris.
>
>Blaine Jones wrote:
>>
>> While *technically*, that may be. I sincerely doubt that I would be in
>> violation of the "spirit" of the license agreement.
>>
>> On Thu, 18 Mar 1999 21:22:17 +0000, "Christopher M. Day"
>> <christopher.day_at_rdbms.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> >Blaine,
>> >
>> >The Oracle evaluation will not time out, but you will be in volation of
>> >the licence agreement, which is trust based.
>> >
>> >Chris.
>> >
>> >Blaine Jones wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I just ordered the Evaluation CD of Oracle 8 Enterprise for five bucks
>> >> from Oracle's web site. The license agreement says that I have a 30
>> >> days to use the product, afterwards I must purchase a license.
>> >> I'm curious if this is coded into the CD or if it's just a licensing
>> >> restriction.
>> >> I'm not trying to get something for nothing here, but I will probably
>> >> try to get Oracle DBA certifed in the near future and foresee that it
>> >> will probably take longer than 30 days.
>> >> Anyone know if Oracle 8 Evaluation will time out after 30 days?
>> >
>> >
Received on Fri Mar 19 1999 - 22:02:56 CST