zhong ming wu wrote: > I always thought there is a clause in their user agreement preventing > the users from publishing benchmarks like that. I must be mistaken. No you're correct. Currently, to download the current Oracle 11.2g, one must agree to: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/licenses/standard-license-152015.html which contains: <quote> [...] You may not: [...] - disclose results of any program benchmark tests without our prior consent. [...] </quote> Not having such frustrating license terms is also what makes PostgreSQL a nicer alternative! Best regards, -- Daniel PostgreSQL-powered mail user agent and storage: http://www.manitou-mail.org -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general