Re: Oracle on Linux enhancement request, need your support!

In article <6j0cb4$3ia$1_at_nntp1.ba.best.com>, David Fetter wrote:

IMHO, the major reason for choosing (or NOT) Linux boils down to 2 things:

Money - if you have the money, you buy an operating system for the support. Responsibility - When the CEO comes up to me and says "Neil, why is the system not working. Why can't I get the [blah] figures? Why can't I access [blurgh]?

• I want to be able to say - 'HP is looking into it' or 'Sun are sending a patch' or 'I have been provided with a workaround by Microsoft'.
• The Boss - 'Glad we paid our maintenance contract, have a raise.'
• I do not want to say - 'Well, the lad who administers Linux (left 3 weeks ago / is on vacation / got hit by a bus this morning) and we are up the creek without a paddle. Oh, and Oracle don't support this platform either. I'm afraid the (insert governing body) will have to close us down, etc.'
• The Boss - 'You're fired.'

regs

Neil Chandler, championing Linux OUTSIDE corporate bodies. Oracle DBA.

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>
>> There have been a whole lot of other neato things that didn't make
>> it. People thought I was nuts advocating broadband in the early
>> 80's. They were right, the infrastructure would have been too
>> expensive. I thought one guy was nuts for wanting to run his
>> company on a bunch of networked Apple II's (when they were new).
>> Ever hear of Xerox Star? Do you know who invented the Personal
>> Computer? Ed the Dentist?
>
>Linux is not at the "wild-eyed dreamer" stage any more. It has a
>larger install base than Windows NT.
>
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Received on Mon May 11 1998 - 00:00:00 CDT