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Oracle 8.1.7 download from oracle

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Thomas

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Oct 1, 2001, 3:35:12 AM10/1/01
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Hi, I see that is possible to download Oracle8i Standard Edition Release 3
(8.1.7) for Windows 2000/NT
at Oracle's website (http://download.oracle.com/otn/nt/oracle8i/nt817se.zip)

Is this the full verson of oracle, equivalent to the one you get on cd when
you buy a licence? Are there any restrictions on number of users etc. on the
version that can be downloaded for their website?

Best regards,
Thomas


Sybrand Bakker

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Oct 1, 2001, 12:34:00 PM10/1/01
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"Thomas" <th...@c2i.net> wrote in message
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It is the *standard* edition, so not the *full version* which is the
*Enterprise* edition, and you may use it for *development purposes only*
Please read the license that is presented to you after you answered you do
not wish to attack the US.

Regards,

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

Chris Leonard

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Oct 1, 2001, 1:31:53 PM10/1/01
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Hello Thomas,

It is the full version of the software, but it comes with only a development
license. If you want to use the software in a production environment, you
will need to buy licenses from Oracle.

Hope this helps,
Chris
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Howard J. Rogers

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Oct 1, 2001, 4:19:07 PM10/1/01
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All Oracle downloads are unencumbered full versions of whatever Edition you
are choosing to download. (You still need to check whether you are
downloading the Enterprise Edition or the Standard Edition, though).

There are no time-limits; there are no bits of 'crippleware' floating
around. Everything works exactly as it would off the purchased CD set.

The only twist is in the license. The not-so small print states that you
must not use the downloaded software for commercial purposes... so it can't
legally be used in a full-blown production environment. You also can't use
it to offer education or training to anyone else. It's purely for your own
learning, testing and evaluation purposes.

The other slight drawback when compared with a proper purchased version is
that you don't get an account on Metalink, where the latest bug reports and
fixes and patches are located. There's obviously no support for it, either.
Very much a case of 'you're on your own'.

Regards
HJR

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