Hi. > Depends on how you define "very cheap". http://store.oracle.com will > sell you a CD pack for something like $60, which is very cheap in > comparison to the cost of the license, but may not be very cheap for > CD's. According to the website, The cds pack offer you to install the software but you need a license. You can get a `30-days` trial license but you have to pay more than us$1000 for a 10g license. What others options for a freelance dba enthusiast? best regards, --- Fabio Andres Miranda Ingenieria de sistemas informaticos Universidad Latina - Costa Rica ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------