>Free, for real? Full version? So, I could use an ODBC driver and get to it from VFP (to keep this thread in this forum < bg >).

I'm holding the CD in my hands right now (and typing with my toes). It's Oracle 8i, and was sent to me by the Oracle Technology Network. But I never opened it or installed it.

http://www.oracle.com/iplatform/linux/
http://technet.oracle.com/software/

Hmmm... maybe it isn't entirely free anymore. I don't know. The website is a little confusing.