Re: Are most DBA jobs on UNIX or Mainframe, not NT?

From: Marc Baime <mbaime_at_gte.net>
Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 21:12:34 GMT
Message-ID: <6XC43.1783$hg.27276@dfiatx1-snr1.gtei.net>

Anthony Mandic wrote in message <374A16B3.8AF1E054@_.agd.nsw.gov.au>...
> Linux may not be the best choice. I've seen too many Linux users
> try and make the transition to Solaris and bring their bad habits
> with them. Solaris 7 x86 may be a better choice. Unfortunately,
> there isn't a version of Sybase available for it yet.

Just out of curiosity, what bad habits would they be bringing from Linux. Most of my UNIX experience is with HP-UX and AIX. I recently installed Linux on my PC at home and the command line interface seems to be a pretty typical UNIX command line and X seems to be X. I installled DB2 on it without any major problems. DB2 runs pretty much as it does on the other platforms I've worked with. So, what is the problem you see with Linux? I haven't worked in the Solaris environment. Is it that different?

Regards...Marc Baime Received on Mon May 31 1999 - 16:12:34 CDT