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My love for e-licensing at BEA, or lack thereof, was no secret.  I was mostly appalled as an employee when I was working at client sites – who completely trusted me with administrative access to their servers – and tried to get a license key.  Often this process took days, and occasionally took weeks.  In fact, we’ve got a client struggling with trying to wrangle legit keys from eLicensing now, who didn’t even know that that particular product (Analytics) even HAD keys!

Well, no more.  The wicked witch is dead.  The clouds have parted.  Angels are singing.  Oracle has released generic license keys to legitimately licensed customers.

Now, people, I’m not saying this gives everyone free reign to steal Oracle products or use them in ways they’re not licensed for.  I have no idea what Oracle’s new licensing scheme is – particularly around using instances in development and DR environments (a common sore point with license keys) – so be good with these things.  I understand Oracle focuses more on customer audits than oppressive licensing schemes, so make sure you stay legit – contact your sales person if you’ve got any questions!

Without further ado, you can download the generic ALI keys here. 

Use them responsibly – our customers always maintained compliance at Plumtree without the keys, and I’m sure you all will again (well, I guess they did: I was just a consultant – what do I know?).