Re: [Gusdev-gusdev] other rdbms

[Keith J. <kd...@sa...>]

>>>>> "Terry" == Terry Clark <tw...@cs...> writes:

    Terry> Matthew, there is a free Oracle release for Linux.  GUS
    Terry> works fine with this.

I think that you will be limited as to what you can do with this. The
licenses I have seen specifically prohibit use of the free versions
for internal data processing (or anything but the development of a
single non-production prototype).

Not being 100% sure about the licensing status (especially for
personal editions) I've been searching the Oracle site. All the
downloads I found involved agreement to their developer license which
includes this statement:

"We grant you a nonexclusive, nontransferable limited license to use
the programs only for the purpose of developing a single prototype of
your application, and not for any other purpose.  If you use the
application you develop under this license for any internal data
processing or for any commercial or production purposes, or you want
to use the programs for any purpose other than as permitted under this
agreement, you must contact us, or an Oracle reseller, to obtain the
appropriate license.  We may audit your use of the programs."

If anyone knows of a less restrictive Oracle release I would be happy
to hear about it.

Keith

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