RE: Oracle certification on linux

From: Bobak, Mark <Mark.Bobak_at_il.proquest.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:55:57 -0500
Message-ID: <4C9B6FDA0B06FE4DAF5918BBF0AD82CF03B45254@bosmail00.bos.il.pqe>

Can you check that link?

When I went there, I got:
The page you requested is no longer available or it is currently being = redesigned. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jacques Kilchoer [mailto:Jacques.Kilchoer_at_quest.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 6:54 PM To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: RE: Oracle certification on linux - it's a madhouse!

I'm still a Linux newbie I guess because this "cooker" vs. "Gentoo" is = =3D
confusing me. My understanding is:
"cooker" relates to newer versions of Mandrake Linux which is based on = =3D
the Redhat distribution.
Gentoo is a separate distribution which is source-based. SUSE Linux (owned by Novell) is a distribution sold commercially but for = =3D
which the source code is not available, and SUSE is one of the partners = =3D
in United Linux which is now defunct.

So United Linux 1.0 and SUSE Linux would be synonymous.

So when you say "cooker" is your favourite Linux version for an Oracle = =3D
database I don't understand because I thought that cooker meant a "beta" = =3D
distribution.

Is the information I see on this webpage accurate? http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=3D3Dmajor

> -----Original Message-----
> Mladen Gogala

>=3D20

> On 02/11/2004 03:24:09 PM, Jacques Kilchoer wrote:
> :
> >=3D20
> > For those of you running Linux in production - do you stick=3D20
> with an =3D3D
> > Oracle certified release?

>=3D20
> Yes. No supported release =3D3D> no support. If I get ORA-600 (which, =
of =3D
=3D20
> course, never happens) I need to have someone to ask for help.

>=3D20


> > I'm not talking about the cowboys that

> > install =3D3D

> > on a laptop for testing purposes and compile Linux from scratch with

> > the =3D3D
> > right tweaks to avoid ORA-600 errors.
>=3D20
> You'll be interested to learn that I achieved a good performance on =
=3D20
> both cooker and RH-9 with JFS downloaded directly from IBM=3D20
> and compiled
> directly into the kernel. JFS supports "setall" value in the =3D20
> "filesystemio_options" parameter and 1.1.4 has had some performance =
=3D20
> optimizations. That is, I suppose, what you call "cowboy stuff".
> I love cooker for always being on the bleeding edge.

>=3D20

> >=3D20
> > My guess would be that most Oracle installations on Linux=3D20
> are either =3D20
> > =3D3D
> > RedHat or SuSe - is there a survey out there that shows=3D20
> which Linux =3D3D
> > versions are most popular for Oracle databases?

>=3D20

> Cooker. Definitely Cooker. It's my personal favorite. I like=3D20
> sticking =3D20
> with known stuff, unlike some fans of the Gentoo distribution.

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