Downloading Oracle DB Software.

[Pavan Kumar Dittakavi]

Not sure if this is the right place,... but I wanted to try out jdbc stuff on my machine. Is it[oracle db s/w] available anywhere for free ?Please suggest.

-Pavan

[Kumar Raja]

If you want to try JDBC only (not Oracle specific features), there are other options with lesser memory footprints like HSQLDB, Derby etc which are absolute free. Coming to Oracle, I think you can still download a trial version of it.

[Henry Wong]

If memory serves Oracle Database Express Edition is available for free. And as long as you don't use it for commerical purposes, and training / learning is not a commerical purpose, it will stay free.

So, to answer the original question, yes.

Henry

[Paul Clapham]

Apparently this question isn't a joke. So let's move it from the forum where people are invited to treat it as a joke and put it into a more serious place.

[Ireneusz Kordal]

Hello,

you can download the free version of Oracle-XE from here:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/express-edition/downloads/index.html?ssSourceSiteId=ocompl

[Martin Vashko]

Ireneusz Kordal wrote:Hello,

you can download the free version of Oracle-XE from here:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/express-edition/downloads/index.html?ssSourceSiteId=ocompl

I'd just add that this edition is free even for commercial use. See the licence agreement.

[Pavan Kumar Dittakavi]

Thanks all. I have downloaded and have connected to the Derby DB via JDBC.

Thanks,
Pavan.