RE: WHICH UNIX FOR ORACLE?

"Cheap"? LINUX, LINUX, LINUX! Even if you have a RedHat (or whoever) support contract to offset an M$ one, there are *NO* %@$^%#@#$% licensing fees!

You'll SAVE money! :)

Rich Jesse                           System/Database Administrator
Rich.Jesse_at_qtiworld.com              Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Koivu, Lisa [mailto:lisa.koivu_at_efairfield.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 12:29 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: WHICH UNIX FOR ORACLE?
>
>
> I'm very suprised no one has said Linux. ?? It is one of
> the first tier
> platforms for Oracle now, isn't it? I also thought I read on
> this list a
> while back that Solaris was no longer the dev platform?
>
> Guess it all depends on what strengths you are looking for. For my
> employer, who is CHEAP, it was Windows. Who cares that it's
> not as stable
> as I would like. You should have seen the VP grin at me with this
> patronizing smile when he said, "I'll approve $35,000 for
> this project!",
> like he had done me a huge favor. I wanted to growl.

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