Re: Oracle 7 downloads

On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:45:26 GMT, HansF <News.Hans_at_telus.net> wrote:

>On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:35:12 +0000, Andy Hassall wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:45:39 GMT, HansF <News.Hans_at_telus.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Personal preference in the WIndows case - download a copy of a version
>>>that is current and free - Oracle Database 10g Express Edition - from
>>>http://otn.oracle.com
>>
>> Although Oracle still haven't updated the license terms, so it's currently
>> illegal to run the XE beta - the license expired on the 31st of January :-)
>
>Wrong
>
>The forum (which every user is asked to join) has an official statement
>about the true expiry date. Want more info? join the forum and read the
>forum announcements. <g>

 Ah ha, fair enough - finally got the email to allow registration for the forum, so the link Joel posted doesn't just die with a huge Java NullPointerException stack trace ;-) The actual agreement on the license page where you have to tick the boxes to say you're not a Cuban drugs dealer using Oracle to make WMDs still says January 31 2006 though.

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