>>>>> "Sabat" == Sabat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Wed, 27 May 1998, Anand P. Kale wrote:
>> Does anyone has the idea if ORACLE is available on Linux ? If so
>> where can I find more information. ?
> Oracle is not available on Linux. However, the SCO versions of
> Oracle work very well under Linux -- contrary to what others have
> stated here. There are groups within Oracle Corp that use SCO Oracle
> on Linux as production servers. (I'm saying this as a soon-to-be
> ex-employee with firsthand knowledge.)
> I have a collection of howto info that can help you get it up and
> running; installation is the only tricky part. Once it's up and
> running, SCO Oracle works better on Linux than it does on SCO. (I've
> had consistent reports that it's up to four times faster, and much
> more stable.)
> If you (Anand) and anyone else (on the redhat list) wants this info,
> feel free to email me. It's not very organized yet -- stuff I've
> pulled off the net over the past years -- but I've used most of the
> info before, and was able to get Oracle running fine.
I'd be very much interested in this info. I'm not quite sure what I'd
do with it right now, but I'd like to ensure that I have it when I
need it. I'd also be interested in any sanitized reports that you
could share on how well Oracle on Linux works (sanitized in the sense
of removing names to protect the innocent).
> About Oracle Corp porting to Linux: not bloody likely. Why? Because
> Oracle is run by non-technical people who don't understand what open
> software is. They honestly think that corporate software is always
> superior to freeware.
You're equating two things that aren't necessarily equal. That is
you're assuming that, if Oracle was ported to Linux, then it would
have to be released as freeware. Another approach is for Oracle to
make Linux a tier-1 (or 2) supported platform.
> The people who would make the business decision to port to Linux
> don't see a reason to do so. I know: I mounted an email campaign on
> this subject, and was constantly rebuffed with "we can't come up
> with a good business case for this."
> It will take either:
> 1] new, savvy people in these positions,
> 2] a big shift in the corporate perception of open software (this is
> happening, but Oracle is a slow, slothful beast)
> 3] a business deal with another corporation, perhaps like what
> Caldera has done with Netscape
> 4] a competitor like Informix porting to Linux and getting lots of
> attention. The Informix port is supposed to be happening, I hear,
> but it'll take some press before Oracle wakes its big ugly head and
> gets jealous/mad about it enough to do the port.
According to Marc Andreessen at a recent SVLUG, Netscape may be
pushing #2 with Oracle and that may lead to a #3. Oracle is probably
watching how well Netscape does with its Mozilla experiment.
--
David Masterson
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