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From: John Purser <john.e.purser@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Oracle for Linux Free?
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 10:43:31 -0700
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I've just gone through the adventure of installing LINUX and Oracle 8.05 for
LINUX.  It can be downloaded for free.  You can either navigate through their
WEB site or ftp directly from "/pub/www/oracle8/linux/805ship.tgz".  If you are

using RedHat LINUX 6.0 or greater check the notes on teh support site and get
the
patch "glibcpatch.tgz".  The installation and setup is a bit of an adventure.
The
documentation is incorrect in places and incomplete in others.  I have received

excellent response from Oracle support when I've e-mailed them questions.

Good Luck.

Rick wrote:

> A friend recently told me that you can get a free real copy of Oracle for
> Linux.  After hearing stories of Oracle's price structure, I didn't believe
> him, but he insisted.  I looked on their web site (otn) and the only
> reference I found was a FAQ that stated that the same pricing structure
> applies to Linux as all other platforms.
>
> Can anyone confirm or belay my friend's statement?
> - Rick