however a single user licence will cost just $160 dollars.... This would
appear to be the minimum you could pay for a perpetual single user only
licence. Compares well to access now i think of such a situation.
--
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
"Spencer" <spencerp_at_swbell.net> wrote in message
news:DA946.53$7T1.122427_at_nnrp3.sbc.net...
> for single-user development, oracle will grant you a trial license
> free of charge. if more than one user accesses the database,
> or the database is accessed for production use, or you require
> support, then you will need to pay for a license. the terms of the
> license agreement are available from the oracle store.
>
> the $15 price you are seeing is for an "unlimited user" (vs. a
> "named user" license. the $15 is the unit price is for a single
> "universal power unit". this has to be multiplied by the number
> of "universal power units", which is calculated from the total
> processor speed of the machine. details are available from
> the oracle store.
>
> for example, a "power unit" license for a single 233MHz Pentium
> would total $3,495, plus another 22% (annually) for support and
> upgrades, less any applicable volume discount, plus tax.
>
> HTH
>
> "billabyte" <billabyte_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:83J36.125480$iy3.27840756_at_news1.rdc1.tn.home.com...
> > If I want to purchase Oracle 8i Standard Edition to do some personal
> > development, it will only cost me $15 to licsense it?
> >
> > Or should I just get it for free from OTN?
> >
> > I am referring to the "Perpetual" licsense is the Oracle Store.
> >
> > I thought it use to be about $420.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Wed Jan 03 2001 - 08:21:58 CST
