Re: NEWBIE--trying to download Oracle, can't unzip files--NEWBIE

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:07:53 +0000, torjo wrote:

> So I donwloaded the three files for ORACLE personal. They're listed
> as 5-6 hundred megs on the site, the zipped files are 2-3 hundred
> megs. I'm assuming thats the compression. I can't unzipo them with
> winzip, I get a "files are corrupt, download again" error.
>
> Though new to Oracke, I am a winzip pro(that was a joke). No help on
> oracle site. they have no free support?
>
> I ws told that Oracle is FREE for personal non commercial use--true?
>
> Thanks!!!

Depends on exactly wat you're downloading, but from memory, the files you get at the end of the download should indeed be in the 550-650MB range, so if you've anything less than that, your download didn't work.

When I downloaded them via a 56K modem, it tooko 8 days, and a program called GetRight (which re-establishes downloads from the point they failed, rather than starting from scratch).

Oracle is indeed free for evaluation and protyping purposes. But if you read the license, then technically you can't use it to store your photos, music files or chicken curry recipes. On the other hand, I dare say Oracle Corporation has bigger things to worry about than your chicken curry recipes: at the end of the day, it comes down to the honour system.

In the meantime, you can't expect to receive support for a free product. That's what newsgroups are for.

Regards
HJR Received on Tue Mar 11 2003 - 13:06:15 CST