Re: Learn Oracle?

It was a joke.

DBAs are supposed to have a sense of humour, too.

HJR "Greg Strong" <Greg_at_NoSpam.net> wrote in message news:4e33fukqk9r7u74oj1dkd868p7ae3grne7_at_4ax.com...
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> On Mon, 27 May 2002 06:30:13 +1000, "Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Any reasonably capable PC, with 300MHz or faster processor and stacks
upon
> >stacks of RAM.
> >
> >I just downloaded Oracle 9i release 2, all 1.6Gb (or so) of it, and on a
56K
> >dialup modem, with GetRight download software to cope when the line got
> >dropped. It was painful. I wouldn't recommend it. It took about 4 days,
24
> >hours a day.
> >
> >No, they are fully working versions. The only restriction is the licence:
> >thou shalt not use them to develop commercial software which earns you a
> >packet, without sharing some of it back with Oracle first.
> >
> >What entry barriers? Get a decent operating system: that's not a barrier,
> >that's something you should have done a couple of years ago (Windows 2000
> >has been out a while now). Downloads a problem? OK, ditch the download
idea:
> >for $77AUS (I have no idea what it is in your local currency) you can get
> >Oracle to ship you the entire set of CDs.
> >
> >Honestly: if you're going to give up at these 'barriers', it's probably
best
> >that you *don't* try and learn Oracle. You need a bit more gumption than
> >that.
> >
> >Maybe you should become a consultant instead?
>
> Barriers was NOT a good word to use, it should have been hurdles.
> Basically I just have to buy a new PC with WinXP or Win2k. I only stated
> the 1.2 Ghz because most of the new machines being marketed now are 1 Ghz
> or more. I did price one out a while back with 512K memory.
>
> As far as giving up, I don't think so. IIRC all the documentation is
> on-line so the faster connection would be nice for these circumstances,
> but not necessary. I do appreciate the comments though, exept the last
> one.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Greg
>
>
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
> Version: GnuPG v1.0.6-2 (MingW32) - GPGshell v2.28
> Comment: Greg Strong (NG KeyID 0x9A77CAD1)
>
> iD8DBQE88ZD/bd0O3Zp3ytERAvrnAJ4+OS40Rmuirk8gjOW4oGyr/T+5KACggGqJ
> xJSXWr3tAPZom9jfgr00EIo=
> =IW0W
> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
>
Received on Sun May 26 2002 - 22:08:04 CDT