Subj : Re: Free Oracle To : comp.programming,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.lisp From : rem642b Date : Mon Sep 05 2005 03:00 pm > From: Christopher Browne > The temporary Java installation you'd need to do in order to run the > Oracle installer would consume _considerably_ more than 10MB. JDK 1.2.1 is already installed on the FreeBSD Unix account. Would that be sufficient already? (It's moot since I don't have a gigibate of disk space available for Oracle itself, but I'm curious.) > And no, running it on a personal shell account on FreeBSD won't be an > option. The installer needs root access because it needs to set up > multiple Unix user IDs. So that's yet another reason I wouldn't be able to install it on my personal account on my Unix ISP shell account. So the next time somebody tells me I should learn Oracle, I can tell them to Fuck Off not once but three times (disk, RAM, root). So back on topic: Is there any employer who would hire me for an entry-level position programming with Java or CommonLisp (CL) through ODBC to Oracle which they already have installed on their monstrous computer whose shell is accessible from here via TELNET or SSH? I've never used Oracle, and can't ever until you hire me, but I already know how to write Java/ODBC code that works equally well with MicroSoft ACCESS and CloudScape/Derby, so I think I'm well qualified for an entry-level Oracle position. .