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Oracle To Offer A Free Database

Posted by Zonk on from the nice-if-true dept.

An anonymous reader writes "ZDNet News reports that Oracle is likely to announce a free version of its Oracle 10g Database. Oracle Database 10g Express Edition will be free for development and production use, and could even be distributed with other products. What does this mean for the future of MySQL and PostgreSQL?" From the article: "By introducing a free entry-level product, Oracle intends to get more developers and students familiar with its namesake database, Mendelsohn said. Those customers, Oracle hopes, will eventually upgrade to a higher-end version."

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  1. Re:It Could Backfire by mysticwhiskey · · Score: 5, Funny

    If anyone and his dog could administer an Oracle database, what will happen to the professional Oracle DBA's? THINK OF THE DBA'S!!! ;)

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  2. Re:SQL For Fun? by Dystopian+Rebel · · Score: 3, Funny

    I initially installed it just to experiment with SQL and database normalization, but now I keep my comic book inventory on it.

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  3. Re:First Post by kcelery · · Score: 3, Funny

    it is interesting to find that no one is suggesting 'a beowulf cluster of free Oracles'.