A slight correction: The book title is "Oracle 8i for Linux Starter Kit" by
Steve Bobrowski, ISBN 0072124423. Out of print but still available at
Amazon.Com for $18 used.
"John Roberts" <jroberts_at_bogus.sprintmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Chris" <chrisl_ak_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:b62b39cb.0210152306.340292b4_at_posting.google.com...
> > Is the only option for getting the OTN versions of the Oracle DBs to
> > either download (SLOW) or purchase one of the $199 subscription tracks
> > (they don't have the software I am looking for in any of the tracks)?
> >
> > I see "CD Packs" in the store, but they indicate you have to purchase
> > a license-- I just want to start learning Oracle (looking for a new
> > job!) without having to pay many thousands of dollars, and preferably
> > without waiting many days to download (connections to Alaska are not
> > speedy at the moment)...
>
> I think the OTN license applies to the Oracle product no matter how the
> media was obtained (download, tech track, Oracle Store CD pack, borrowed
> from a fellow DBA, etc.).
>
> But there is another source - books. I have a copy of an Oracle Press
Book
> titled "Getting Started with Oracle". It came in both Windows and Linux
> versions with a dev license/CD for Oracle 8.1.6 included. I would guess
> that Oracle 9i versions will soon appear, especially since Microsoft Press
> always has a SQL Server training kit that includes a 120 day trial version
> of their DBMS.
>
> John
>
>
>
Received on Wed Oct 16 2002 - 16:05:15 CDT
