The "free" Oracle DB has a limit of maximum total database size of 4
gigabytes and you can only install once instance on a machine. If you
can live with this, then it might be worth checking out.
It is "free" as in "free beer", not as in freedom. You cannot see
or modify the source code or otherwise re-distribute.
I use the free Oracle DB because we use Oracle at work. For my
personal use, the 4 gigabyte size limit is no problem and I don't
anticipate it will every be a real problem for myself.
-- Glenn K ..
On Thu, 2006-10-05 at 16:01 -0400, David_Krings at irco.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> as far as I know, Oracle offers a free db engine similar to MSDE
> from M$ compared to MSSQL server. I don't know any details of the free
> Oracle db and if it is useful for your purpose at all.
>
>
> David
>
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> "Die Schönheit der Chance ist,
> Unser Leben zu lieben, so spät es auch ist.
> Das ist nicht die Sonne, die untergeht,
> Sondern die Erde, die sich dreht."
> --Tomte
>
> eclug-bounces at lists.eclug.net wrote on 10/05/2006 03:26:29 PM:
>
> > For those that responded to my frantic question yesterday regarding the
> > "bare metal" install - thank you. I have ESX 3.0 now installed - BUT!!!
> >
> > The docs, presumably for the "management console" require the use of a
> > database server. What db server are most people using (those that are
> > NOT windoze centric shops)?
> >
> > The VMware docs reference avoiding M$ access and seem to recommend
> > Oracle (ouch). But we are heavily standardized on Mysql. Has ANYONE
> > substituted an OPEN db server for use with the VMware management
> > console? If so, please advise which? If not, what are you using for
> > that purpose?
> >
> > Sorry for all the questions about VMware on this list - but it IS Linux
> > based and there ARE other users and interested parties.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bob
>
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