Is it against the license to publish Oracle and SQL Server performance tests?

Question

I would like to do a spatial index performance test in Oracle and SQL Server. I would like to include it in my master's work. Is it against dbms license to publish such results?

Perhaps someone has already encountered such a problem? I do not seek to delve into boring licensed materials;).

Answer 1

The standard license that you agree to download software from the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) states that you are not allowed to disclose benchmarks.

You may not: <<list of things you cannot do>> - disclose results of any program benchmark tests without our prior consent. 

Microsoft licenses (such as the older SQL Server 7.0 license) usually have similar terms.

Performance or benchmarking. You may not disclose the results of any control test of either Server software or client software for Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange Server or Microsoft Proxy Server to third parties without Microsoft's prior written approval.

Most other large companies apply similar terms in their license agreements. Regardless of whether these licensing terms really act as law in your case (especially in cases where this is an academic exercise), and whether any company will ever seriously consider filing a lawsuit regarding the publication of Master’s theses, this is what you need to discuss with your university legal department (and / or the legal department of the person who holds the licenses for the software that you use). As a practical matter, I would have thought it was incredibly unlikely that any company would ever seriously consider a lawsuit against a graduate student without money for unprofitable test results. Bloggers and conference hosts post test results all the time in forums that are more likely to attract (or repel) potential customers and not be prosecuted.

Answer 2

I do not think that you can license to block valid research work. This is how Ford says you cannot check its emissions requirements. Such orders for goods / services, as a rule, are not legal, even if the conditions say that you agree to this. You may be sued for defamation or libel if there are flaws in your methods of experiment or scientific analysis.

It IS REALLY difficult to match company standards in such a way that you are not sued.

Here's an article about Oracle technology. http://www.iisocialcom.org/conference/passat2012/PASSATProceedings/data/4578b119.pdf

"I'm not interested in delving into boring licensed materials." Well, maybe you should be interested if you are afraid to get a lawsuit.

Here is the oracle license of July. A quick look, I see no limits. http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/license.112/e10594.pdf

If you do not indicate a specific technology up to the version or link to the license / terms of use, we can not specifically say.

Here's an interesting read about the stubs of politicians, but that's from 2007. http://genellebelmas.com/documents/Belmas-Larson-Clicking%20away.pdf

Noteworthy in conclusion: The First Amendment Jurisprudence provides significant support for the concept of the right to hear. Using the first amendment to attack gagwrap points would directly require the state action to be found first. However, even without government action, the First Amendment provides a significant basis for public policy, on the basis of which it can be declared impracticable. It remains to be seen how this Rationale for Public Policy will work with the revision of the contract framework when evaluating gagwrap reservations.

Answer 3

I think you could if you are using "Oracle Database Express Edition" for this purpose. But I think it would be wise to have a quick consultation with an attorney with an Express Edition licensing document.