>>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.

Upon checking the Oracle site, I've read that only the 30 day evaluation edition is free. You can get a developer license for $200.00 that gives you updates for a year. Which is not a bad deal for developers.