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Oracle Linux, surprisingly, is no strings attached. The licensing is straightforward GPL, the download pages are freely accessible. In this case, it might be O
by creatonez 3y ago
Oracle Linux, surprisingly, is no strings attached. The licensing is straightforward GPL, the download pages are freely accessible.
In this case, it might be Oracle's lawyers preventing them from being aggressive, because they wouldn't fare well trying to challenge Red Hat. If they screw up their treading-lightly strategy, or if they get into legal trouble, there could no longer be a suitable operating system to run Oracle Database on.
- toyg 3y agoIt's because they are the underdog, in no position to impose anything. They do the work because they need it for strategic reasons, so they might as well give it away for goodwill.
- marcosdumay 3y agoWell, it's not because they are the underdog. They need to give it away for those same strategic reasons that they created it.