Re: Where The Fuck is the Informix Developer Edition V11 Download?

Madison Pruet wrote: > Mark Townsend wrote: >> Madison Pruet wrote: >>> DA Morgan wrote: >>>> Madison Pruet wrote: > >>> >>> Yes - this is the "OTN License Agreement for Oracle Database Express >>> Edition", and what you are saying would be true if the license was >>> totally self contained. It is not. >>> >>> If you read the entire license and not just a few lines, then you >>> would see... >>> >>> >>> Note: You are bound by the Oracle Technology Network ("OTN") License >>> Agreement terms. The OTN License Agreement terms also apply to all >>> updates you receive under your Technology Track subscription. >>> >>> And Oracle Technology Network License Agreement is >>> >> >> Madison - your are reading this wrong. I wrote the license for XE and >> it does not 'inherit' restrictions from any other license. You can use >> XE freely for whatever you want, as long as you stay within the limits >> of the product - 4 GB of data etc. You can definitely deploy XE in >> production without charge. You can also distribute it, and teach with >> it, etc etc. > > Mark - I appreciate your response, and that may be what you intended. > However, the license agreement which is displayed on the download page > for the express edition clearly states otherwise. > > "Note: You are bound by the Oracle Technology Network ("OTN") License > Agreement terms." > > It does not state "Note: You are bound by the Oracle Technology Network > ("OTN") Developer License Terms for Oracle Database Express Edition." > Also it does not link to where the Oracle Technology Network License > Agreement is located. > > The only place where the title of "Oracle Technology Network License" is > mentioned is not on the download page for the express edition of > "http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/xe/htdocs/102xelinsoft.html";, > but on the popup license found on the enterprise download page of > http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/index.html. > Perhaps that is what you meant, but that is not what the license > agreement for the Express Edition states. > FYI - the language has been changed now, so that it's clear. Thanks