> ...this insinuates you don't see the need to properly license Oracle for
> development purposes. Am I missing something?
>

You don't need to pay for licences for development systems

http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/index.html
"All software downloads are free, and each comes with a Development
License that allows you to use full versions of the products only
while developing and prototyping your applications."
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