Oracle To Offer A Free Database

Posted by Zonk on Monday October 31, 2005 @12:29AM 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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First Post by CptChipJew · 2005-10-31 00:32 · Score: 1, Troll

I can't wait to get this. I really enjoy using 10g for projects, and hopefully I can distribute this with my free software.

My one question is, how will this stack up against MySQL. Other than the fact that MySQL is supposedly more free, how could it beat this?

Propz to GNAA

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