Re: Can't install Oracle PE 9i?

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> > > > At least Microsoft doesn't install using an untested/unstable
> > > > installer. If Oracle's installer is flaky, how stable can the
rest of
> > > > their package be?
> > >
> > > Lets see ... you are having a problem. Most of the serious
database
> > > developers and DBAs on the planet, no matter their country or
> > language are
> > > not. What conclusion would a resonable person draw from this?
> > >
> > > Surely you don't seriously think that AT&T, Bank of America,
Boeing,
> > etc.
> > > are all making conscious choices to spend huge sums of money on
> > something
> > > that doesn't work. And if you do ....
> >
> > I reported the bug. I found out that it was known. Nobody wants to
> > tell me the workaround.
> >
> > ...and I'm not the one who started OS bashing.
>
> If you reported the bug ... and it is a known bug ... then the
answer is
> available at http://metalink.oracle.com. If you don't have a
metalink
> account open one with your CSI number. If you don't have a CSI
number how
> and where did you report the problem? And by all means give us the
bug
> number so we can look it up.

I downloaded Oracle 9i PE and it didn't install. I send an email containing the errors to the various groups who had a hand in producing this software. I never said that Oracle responded. If they had to respond to every bug report they got they'd have time for nothing else! At least Micro$oft responds with hogwash and asks you to contact their pay-per-use support. Oracle doesn't even acknowledge it's users exist.

The bug is in the Sun VM that is included with the Oracle 9i installer. See the link at:
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4395702.html

I'd expect Oracle to offer some help around this bug as it IS in their installation package.

> I don't know who started this rant but I've no problem with
responding
> when what is posted doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

And don't go off half cocked without knowing what's going on. It stands up FINE to scrutiny, unlike some folks here. Received on Tue Jan 28 2003 - 17:40:27 CST