...this insinuates you don't see the need to properly license Oracle for development purposes. Am I missing something?
You don't need to pay for licences for development systems http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/index.html "All software downloads are free, and each comes with a Development License that allows you to use full versions of the products only while developing and prototyping your applications." -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l