Re: Downloading Critical Patch Updates without a Metalink account

Andy Hassall wrote:
> On 8 Jan 2007 06:42:01 -0800, "raesene" <raesene_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >One other thing I did notice from reading the license agreement.
> >
> >"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;"
>
> Ah, that's the Oracle XE license, which does allow full production use (within
> its CPU, RAM and data limits).
>
> However, there aren't any patches for it, not even Critical Patch Updates,
> which has been the subject of some discussion recently.
>
> e.g. http://www.petefinnigan.com/weblog/archives/00000973.htm
>
> XE is therefore open to many critical vulnerabilities. Search for "Hacking and
> Hardening Oracle Express Edition" for examples.
>

Ah,

Thanks for that, that explains what I was seeing in the license agreement I was reading. Worrying information that Oracle don't seem to be providing for security patches for XE.

Regards

Rory McCune
rorym_at_mccune.org.uk Received on Tue Jan 09 2007 - 06:50:22 CST