Re: Oracle8 on Linux ok?

"Jack Cousteau" <depth_at_mindspring.com> wrote:

]Hi,
]I'm being encouraged to run Oracle8 on a Linux redhat box for a mission
]critical app. Anyone have experience with this? Our use of Oracle is going
]to be relatively simplistic...

I'd be concerned about the "mission critical" bit. You will have downtime if you use Linux, and if you get a ORA-0600 you are on your own.

I do have Oracle 8 on a Linux box here and it has been going great. I'm using the freebee one, so no production data, just development stuff.

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