Rob Nicholson wrote:
>> The [baseline of each release of the] software is free for the asking. No
>> time bombs, no functionality locks, no hesitation. Download, or even
>> purchase the equivalent of download using the CD-based 'tech tracks'.
>
>
> Well that's a refreshing change. But I can understand the thinking behind
> it - as a smaller developer, the cost of any speculative development like
> Oracle is a consideration. Esp. as we get MS SQL "free" as part of MSDN -
> the incentive to support Oracle is less. But as we can now at least get a
> server set-up and experiment to find the incompatabilities, we're more
> inclined to do it.
>
> Cheers, Rob.
>
>
MSDN is not free, as in Freedom of Choice, nor as in Free Beer.
Oracle is in both senses. For developers...
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Regards,
Frank van Bortel
Received on Mon Apr 25 2005 - 08:25:19 CDT
