Re: Personal Oracle Patch for XP

From: Mark Townsend <markbtownsend_at_comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2004 06:10:09 GMT
Message-ID: <53EXb.314570$xy6.1537286@attbi_s02>

If you look at the development licence on OTN referenced from the text provided below by Ron, available at
http://otn.oracle.com/software/htdocs/devlic.html you will see that it explicitly states

> No Technical Support
> Our technical support organization will not provide technical support, phone support, or updates to you for the programs licensed under this agreement.

So the OTN development licences do not entitle you to free support, patches or upgrades.

I couldn't see anything in the download path that mentioned the need to procure and install Patch 13 - can you provide the URL you are using so I can chase this down ?

que90nek wrote:
> ok...
> this sorta puts me back at square one!
> WHY would I develop and do all that on a platform that is in need of some
> PATCH called patch 13? How do I know about this patch 13? Well, they tell
> you as you are about to download it that you need the patch.
>
> Is this patch just a way to control that the developmental system stays
> developmental?
> "Ron" <support_at_dbainfopower.com> wrote in message
> news:Z6ednYv39r68bbPdRVn-vw_at_comcast.com...
>

>>Hello que90nek,
>>
>>"All software downloads are free, and each comes with a development

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> license
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>>that allows you to use full versions of the products only while developing
>>and prototyping your applications. All software downloads are free, and

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> each
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>>comes with a development license that allows you to use full versions of

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> the
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>>products only while developing and prototyping your applications"
>>
>>  If this is your case - you should not pay for it.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>  Ron
>>  DBA Infopower
>>  http://www.dbainfopower.com
>>  Standard disclaimer:
>>http://www.dbainfopower.com/dbaip_advice_disclaimer.html
>>
>>
>>
>>"que90nek" <mylescd_at_advantexmail.net> wrote in message
>>news:102trbv8ejbf35b_at_corp.supernews.com...
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>>>I haven't paid one red cent.  Was I supposed to?  I thought with the

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> name
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>>>PERSONAL Oracle....that it was free.  Should I have gotten Oracle Lite?
>>>"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message
>>>news:402ee811$0$4255$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
>>>
>>>>But Personal Oracle isn't free, is it? If you've purchased a software
>>>>license so that it's a legitimate copy, you will have a Metalink
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>>account,
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>>>or
>>>
>>>>so I believe.
>>>>
>>>>Regards
>>>>HJR
>>>>-- 
>>>>--------------------------------------------
>>>>Oracle Insights: www.dizwell.com
>>>>--------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>"que90nek" <mylescd_at_advantexmail.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:102tplhd2dnut5d_at_corp.supernews.com...
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>>>>>Can somebody please explain why I have to get the patch (patch 13)
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>>from
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>>>>>metalink for the Oracle 9i installation on XP?
>>>>>
>>>>>Does this strike anybody else as ODD?  If it is a personal copy, why
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>>in
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>>>>the
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>>>>>world would I be able to afford a metalink account?
>>>>>
>>>>>*honestly, i'm hoping that somebody says, "um...you can get it

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> [here]
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>>>>>instead." or "you can get a metalink acct for FREE."
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Friendship Is Essential to the Soul"
>>>>>Calvin D. Myles Jr.
>>>>>Database Developer
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
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Received on Sun Feb 15 2004 - 00:10:09 CST