They must have snuck that one in when I wasn't looking. The first release of the 11.2 docs indicated it was only for Windows - I had a long talk with the product manager shortly after 11.2 was released and expressed my sadness.. Thanks for pointing that out. Slinking back into my corner ... /Hans On 25/06/2013 8:31 PM, Justin Mungal wrote: > Sorry for the stupid question, but the 11gR2 docs also state that > personal edition is available for Linux and Windows. Is that not the > case? > > /Personal Edition includes all of the components that are included > with Enterprise Edition, as well as all of the options that are > available with Enterprise Edition, with the exception of the Oracle > Real Application Clusters option, which cannot be used with Personal > Edition. Personal Edition is available on Windows and Linux platforms > only. The Management Packs are not included in Personal Edition. > / > > http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/license.112/e10594/editions.htm > > > On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Hans Forbrich > <fuzzy.graybeard@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:fuzzy.graybeard@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > Finally [after all these years of my whining] ... according to the > Licensing guide for DB 12c > > Oracle Database Personal Edition is available on Linux. > > This is a BIG announcement. > > Personal Edition is for developers, can only be licensed for one Named > User (but that Named User (eg: me) can log on many times under many > different DB user IDs) > > AND > > it includes ALL Enterprise Edition Options - Spatial, Advanced > Security, > Compression, etc. - except RAC and the OEM Packs. > > This makes it feasible for a 1 man shop to license and get support > (including patches) for a reasonable fee. > > From > > http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E16655_01/license.121/e17614/editions.htm#CJADFHGH > > "Oracle Database Personal Edition Oracle Database Personal Edition > supports single-user development and deployment environments that > require full compatibility with Oracle Database Standard Edition One, > Oracle Database Standard Edition, and Oracle Database Enterprise > Edition. > > Personal Edition includes all of the components that are included with > Enterprise Edition, as well as all of the options that are available > with Enterprise Edition, with the exception of the Oracle Real > Application Clusters option, which cannot be used with Personal > Edition. > Personal Edition is available on Windows and Linux platforms only. The > Management Packs are not included in Personal Edition." > > /Hans > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l