granted $60 is not much but its A LOT more than free :)
joe
>>> jkstill_at_cybcon.com 08/22/01 11:56AM
>>>Joe,It's cheap. $60-70 for the pro
version.Even though I've been a long time RH user, I prefer
SuSEsimply for the documentation and admin utils.JaredOn
Wednesday 22 August 2001 04:50, Joe Testa wrote:> I've not really checked
out Suse, you have to buy it versus being able> to get RH for
free?>> joe>> Scott wrote:> > I believe
that Oracle has decided that when porting to> > linux all products
will be ported to SuSE and then> > perform post release certifications
on Redhat. I> > believe stability and support of multiple
Linux> > distributions was a factor in this decision. I run>
> both Redhat and SuSE and I actually perfer SuSE. SuSE> > has a
lot of packages it distributes with there> > product. The only thing
is the SuSE wont create ISO> > images for download and Redhat
will.> >> > Scott> >> > --- Brian McGraw
<brian.mcgraw_at_infinity-insurance.com>> >> >
wrote:> > > Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Red Hat
Oracle's> > > preferred Linux> > > distribution, right
up until the time they announced> > > the availability of the
Red> > > Hat Database (PostgreSQL)?> > >> >
> Brian> > >> > > Christopher Spence wrote:>
> > > I would be curious to see these tests going> >
>> > > forward, seeing as RedHat> > >> >
> > support is difficult to do with 9i and such. And> >
>> > > suse now being Oracle's> > >> >
> > perfered linux. I wonder if these results have> >
>> > > changed. I never really> > >>
> > > played with Oracle on Linux, but if I ever had to,> >
>> > > I would be curious.> > >> > >
> "Do not criticize someone until you walked a mile> > >>
> > in their shoes, that way> > >> > > > when
you criticize them, you are a mile a way and> > >> > >
have their shoes."> > >> > > > Christopher R.
Spence> > > > Oracle DBA> > > > Phone: (978)
322-5744> > > > Fax: (707) 885-2275>
> > >> > > > Fuelspot> > > > 73
Princeton Street> > > > North, Chelmsford 01863> >
> >> > > >> > > > -----Original
Message-----> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 1:53
PM> > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L> >
> >> > > > Lisa and others,> > > >>
> > > About a year ago, I was working for
a company> > >> > > as a Linux systems> >
>> > > > engineer (Read as: Tech guy doing sales
support).> > >> > > Most of our customers> >
>> > > > wanted Linux systems, and it was my
responsibility> > >> > > to provide them the>
> >> > > > correct combination of Linux and hardware to
meet> > >> > > their needs. I had an ISO>
> >> > > > 9002 compliance to maintain as I provided
testing> > >> > > and supporting data to our>
> >> > > > clients.> > > >> >
> > My first test was RedHat linux 6.1 with Oracle> >
>> > > 8.1.5. I don't have the> > >>
> > > benchmarks any more, but it worked the best.> > >
>> > > > SCO Unix was bought by Caldera Linux and is
not> > >> > > yet being implemented to the>
> >> > > > full capability (IMHO).> > >
>> > > > Mandrake, SuSe, Storm were all tested as
well,> > >> > > And had less satisfactory> >
>> > > > performance and reliability.> > >
>> > > > Slackware 7 was the next best solution,
followed> > >> > > by TurboLinux 6.> >
>> > > > All of these configurations were tested on
the> > >> > > same machine, completely> >
>> > > > formatted and the same installation performed
on> > >> > > each test cycle.> >
>> > > > I hope this is helpful information.> >
> >> > > > Daniel Curry> > > > Systems
Administrator> > > > CGtime, Inc.> > > > 625
Second Street> > > > Suite 201> > > > San
Francisco, CA 94107> > > > ph: 415-348-6516> > >
> fx: 415-348-6505> > > > cell: 510-304-7889> >
> >> > > > -----Original Message-----> > >
> Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 9:36 AM> > > > To: Multiple
recipients of list ORACLE-L> > > >> > > >
Lisa> > > >> > > > SuSe is the best so I have
been told. I am about> > >> > > to install 8i on 7.1
and> > >> > > > another guy here is installing 9i
on 7.2.> > > >> > > > Totally untested on my
behalf as I haven't started> > >> > > yet but that is
the best> > >> > > > I have been told.> >
> >> > > > Probably of no use whatsoever !!!> >
> >> > > > Lee> > > > -----Original
Message-----> > > > Sent: 21 August 2001 16:51> > >
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L> > > > Sorry
everyone, I know you were just discussing> > >> > >
this recently.> > >> > > > What is the most stable
combination of Oracle &> > >> > > Linux?
What would you> > >> > > > recommend? I want
to say the consensus was SCO> > >> > > Linux but I
don't quite> > >> > > > remember.> > >
> Thank you> > > > Lara Croft> > > > Oracle
Database Administrator> > > > Fairfield Resorts, Inc>
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