>>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 >).
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>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.
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>http://www.oracle.com/iplatform/linux/
>http://technet.oracle.com/software/
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>Hmmm... maybe it isn't entirely free anymore. I don't know. The website is a little confusing.

I think it is free for non-commercial use only. IBM does the same thing with their DB2 database. Last time I checked, MySQL had the same language in their license agreement, but that was several months ago.