Re: OT - unix vs linux vs windows - the future

Oracle. It's only free during development/education. Charges will be exhorbitant when getting production licenses.

Windows and SQL Server is free too - if you pirate, right? It's what every one does : >

Linux is free but trying to sell this to your IT manager is not.

On Sunday 14 July 2002 12:43, Joe Testa wrote:
> I dont think the "classic" unix that you speak of will go away that
> fast, too many solaris/aix/hpux machines floating around still.
>
> I do any development/testing of features on linux, it cost me nothing
> but the hardware.
>
> RH 7.3 downloaded, no cost.
>
> technet member 9ir2 oracle downloaded, no cost.
>
> it only makes sense.
>
> joe
>
> Andrey Bronfin wrote:
> >hi !
> >i might start another war , but i can't resist a part of me which wants to
> >ask :
> >what do you , seasoned gurus, think of everybody's (as it seems to be)
> > plans to abandon the "classic" unix for linux ?
> >In particular , most database vendors (as well as other enterprise
> > software vendors) name linux as the future #1 platform for their DBs
> > (especially given the fact that a DB cluster is not rare any more).
> >It also looks like many development shops shift their efforts to develop
> > on windows (or , in some rare cases, linux ) instead of unix .
> >What do you think about this ?
> >
> >
> >DBAndrey
> >
> >* 03-9254520
> >* 058-548133
> >* mailto:andreyb_at_elrontelesoft.com

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