Well, not exactly. OTN versions are bound to Development License, which
explicitly says that the software may only be used for development purposes
by one person on one computer. It cannot be used for anything else,
including production systems and/or internal data processing. So it's not
that you will eventually want support and will pay for it - you are actually
limited in ways you can use the software. I am not sure if using OTN
versions to recover lost media for licensed software is legit - there is some
saying in dev license that it overrides any shrink-wrap license... Well, I'm
not a lawyer (and doubt I will ever want to be one), so take my words
with a good deal of salt. :)
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"Andy" <enzoweb_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8d4033cd.0208251553.217a4f86_at_posting.google.com...
> The software available for download from the Oracle Technology Network
> website are full-function, full-version, no time-limit versions.
>
> I think Oracle are working on the premise that you can download them
> and use them as much as you like, but eventually you are going to want
> support (especially when you start to put Production stuff on it).
> That's when you have to pay.
>
> I applaud Oracle for this, it has enabled me to grab copies of stuff
> for which we are licensed but the software media has been lost, which
> happens all the time in large organisations (someone wants to 'borrow'
> the CD and it never gets returned. It has also enabled me to install
> and run the Linux versions at home and to be able to tell my
> management "yes, it works, I have installed it OK.".
>
> unknown <nobody_at_blackhole.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:<pan.2002.08.24.19.30.09.716339.1773_at_blackhole.nospam.com>...
> > On Sat, 24 Aug 2002 06:23:00 +0200, ginola wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I have downoaded the 8i Oracle Database and 6i Developer tools,
> > > I just wonder where can I find the information of the limitation??
> > >
> > > Ginola
> >
> > Which limitation would that be?
Received on Mon Aug 26 2002 - 03:01:44 CDT
