Re: native Oracle-port on Linux -- why bother?

Jarek Luberek <jarek_at_swipnet.se> writes:

I've been arguing for a port, however, i'd be happy with the following:

	oracle puts on the www page or somewhere in public
	view (no need for press release) that oracle for SCO
	runs under linux, however the development environment
	doesn't work. Oracle will not support OS troubleshooting
	on linux but it will support non-os related
	DBMS problems (this is currently the situtation
	as far as i understand it so this isn't a big deal)

	oracle makes available a binary tarball or an RPM (i've
	one of these but i can't distribute due to licensing) to
	people who wish to run oracle on linux. This isn't
	much of a big deal, anyone with oracle on linux
	can give 'em a tarball. I've offered the rpm	
	but i'm not sure where to talk.

	either oracle, or us, makes available a set of precompiled
	goodies for oracle/SCO for running under linux e.g. php.cgi,
	oraperl, etc. This makes it much more livable to have
	no working dev libs.

	mention that should a true oracle port to linux
	become available, the upgrade will be free/cheap as 
	a function of rev changes to oracle. however
	oracle does not intend to make such a port at this time,
	so users should not count on such a thing.

I belive that the above would give oracle a reasonable analysis of how many people are REALLY interested in paying for workgroup/enterprise server for linux boxes without incurring the cost/risk of making a port.

• craig

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