Request of packages

[Ouattara Oumar Aziz]

Christofer C. Bell  :
> On 8/8/06, Ouattara Oumar Aziz <wattazoum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> How can I request a package on dapper commercial ? Oracle has Oracle
>> eXpress Edition that is free and "lite". Oracle provides a .deb than can
>> be installed on ubuntu.
> 
> Note, IANAL:
> 
>>From the Oracle License for 10g Express Edition:
> 
> "License Rights
> We grant you a nonexclusive, nontransferable limited license to use
> the programs for: (a) purposes of developing, prototyping and running
> your applications for your own internal data processing operations;
> (b) you may also distribute the programs with your applications;  (c)
> you may use the programs to provide third party demonstrations and
> training; and d) you may copy and distribute the programs to your
> licensees provided that each such licensee agrees to the terms of this
> Agreement.   You are not permitted to use the programs for any purpose
> other than as permitted under this Agreement. Program documentation is
> either shipped with the programs, or documentation may accessed online
> at http://otn.oracle.com/docs."
> 
> It seems to me that (b) and (d) allow for Ubuntu to redistribute this
> software assuming that the user is prompted to indicate agreement to
> the license terms during the installation.
> 
> One problem I do forsee, however, is due to this point in the license:
> 
> "Other
> Upon 45 days written notice Oracle may audit the use of the program.
> You agree to cooperate with Oracle's audit and provide reasonable
> assistance and access to information. You agree that Oracle shall not
> be responsible for any of your costs incurred in cooperating with the
> audit."
> 
> When downloading the Oracle software from Oracle, one is required to
> have an OTN (Oracle Technology Network) username and password.  I
> would assume that part of this is to gather your contact information
> so that Oracle may conduct the audit that you agree to by installing
> the software.  If Ubuntu distributes this, they could be helping
> people circumvent this clause in the license by denying Oracle access
> to user contact information.
> 
> So while the license appears to allow redistribution, the license
> terms that one agrees to aren't compatible with redistribution.  I'm
> not sure that Ubuntu can redistribute this for that reason.  Again,
> IANAL and perhaps this discussion has been hashed out on a -legal list
> somewhere already.
> 

Thanks a lot for looking at that ! I guess there is one term that cannot 
be satisfied . Anyway, I will download it from the website when I need it.
Thanks again.

	

	
		
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