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which Database product to select ?

 
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Hi all,

I want to know whether there is any database product available with following constraints

1. should have no licencing cost
2. should not require administarive right on machine fo installation

I know these are too optimistic but please answer with a free mind.

Thanks,
Yogesh
 
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Apache Derby is an open-source database written in Java and can be deployed as either an in-process embedded database or a service.
Of course it's not going to have the performance of more popular open-source RDBMS's like MySql or Postgres, but I believe both of them have fees associated with redistribution (at least, they did last I looked at them).
If you are planning to use this database in a mission critical application, it would be wise to spend some money (Derby is supported by Sun). If something goes wrong with your DB, it's worth it to have help solving the problem. Unless you like supporting other people's code, that is.
 
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