Re: Oracle-Users
- From: Dan Norris <dannorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gurenich@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:16:09 -0600
Maria,
>> You can use it for learning purposes, for evaluation, even for the
development. Oracle is free for download and installation without paying
a penny.
That's a bit too broad. I'm not the license police, but unless you're
talking about Oracle XE (which is free for commercial and non-commercial
use, as I understand it), Oracle definitely is *not* free for
development. This is a relatively common myth and can have some pretty
nasty consequences if an audit is conducted (it's happened to some sites).
While Oracle does need to be licensed for development, it is relatively
common practice for companies to use named-user based licensing in
non-production environments as that is often much less expensive than
the CPU-based license model.
That's about all I know on the subject--the rest is a conversation you
may have with Oracle Sales (and they are very likely not reading this
directly).
That said, you're right, it is free for download and installation, but
you really should pause and read the big license agreement you agree to
when you check that box. That goes for the edelivery or OTN sites. There
are some important restrictions in there that may affect your ability to
use the product at all and often limits the duration for which you can
use the product if you use it under the "trial" license heading.
Dan
Maria Gurenich wrote:
Finn,
Yes, you definitely should as Oracle states and encourages itself.
You can use it for learning purposes, for evaluation, even for the
development. Oracle is free for download and installation without
paying a penny.
You need the ML support when you have production and this production
is critical. Then you buy licenses and hence the support.
Thanks,
M.
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