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From: "hpuxrac" <johnbhurley@sbcglobal.net>
Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server
Subject: Where are the XE security patches?
Date: 12 Dec 2006 14:52:33 -0800
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Pete Finnigan has got a very good point in his security blog
http://www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/entries/

Perhaps it is disingenous of oracle to provide a free version of oracle
if there are not timely efforts to keep it patched and secured.