Where to get Oracle?

Post #47,589 by lincoln 7/31/02 10:30:46 AM Reply	Where to get Oracle? Quote: Learn SQL, and pick up Oracle and learn it Where does one get it for home learning? It's not like I can just buy an Oracle database or Oracle software tools off the shelf at CompUSA. lincoln "Four score and seven years ago, I had a better sig"
Post #47,594 by admin 7/31/02 11:02:27 AM Reply	Re: Where to get Oracle? [link\|http://otn.oracle.com/software/products/oracle9i/content.html\|Here]. Free for development: We grant you a nonexclusive, nontransferable limited license to use the programs only for purposes of developing and prototyping your applications, and not for any other purpose. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #47,602 by orion 7/31/02 11:40:17 AM Reply	Which is why I like Oracle because they give developers a free copy to learn from. 9i is about three CD-ROMs to download. Hope you have a DSL or faster connection. *I am free now, to choose my own destiny.*
Post #47,694 by tablizer 7/31/02 11:05:52 PM 7/31/02 11:06:26 PM Reply	unless you count time (* because they give developers a free copy to learn from... *) I tried that once, and kept getting "listener" errors. Packaging a complex product with complex interprocess mechanisms meant for overpaid DBA's into a plug-n-play CD set does not seem to work too well. Software that takes up 3 CD's is bound to be a monster. ________________ oop.ismad.com Edited by tablizer July 31, 2002, 11:06:26 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #47,698 by broomberg 7/31/02 11:27:01 PM Reply	Overpaid DBAs? Maybe. Or maybe well valued. Either way, it is a good skillset, but with limited jobs open you really have to work hard to get a position. I'm not a DBA (I pretend to be one when the real DBA isn't around), but it takes me about 10 minutes to install and setup a sample running Oracle instance with the current setup. You no longer have to "create" a database, it copies a precreated one for you. Since I hand crafted my system, it takes about 2 hours for a real one.
Post #47,949 by gdaustin 8/3/02 11:14:23 AM Reply	One More Thing (Favorite saying of Uncle from Jackie Chan Adventures, a cartoon that my kids watch) It is niiicceee to be the overpaid DBA. I'm one! And certified, too! One More Thing Companies care about nothing but money. Government cares about data retention. Who do you think wins? Records must be kept. Too expensive to keep them in files, database perfect job! Programs come and go, but data stays around at least for government required retention period. One More Thing Do not badmouth my profffeeeessssiiiiooonnnn! (I'm really getting into this Uncle thing...) Glen Austin (Aka Uncle) (should I change my handle?)

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