Re: Running Instances on Windoz

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 16:49:17 -0800
Message-ID: <1070498987.550296@yasure>

Comments in-line.

Joel Garry wrote:

> Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_yahoo.net> wrote in message news:<3FCBE12F.634F6A75_at_yahoo.net>...
>

>>Since the Windows license precludes publishing benchmarks [unless they
>>are TCP, which generally means twisted by gurus with access to internals
>>(regardless of vendor)], is it time to start publishing benchmark
>>harnesses instead to let people check for themselves?

> 
> 
> Excellent!

Excellent if you have paid attorneys and don't mind going up against Larry's. I'd read that Oracle license first before moving on with the program.

>>I find Windows fine until something serious happens and I can 'point &
>>click' my way into oblivion as well as the next guy. I just don't
>>understand why things do a subtle shift every once in a while, requiring
>>a full reinstall & repatch about every 9-12 months - in every Windows
>>system I own.

Lack of QC?

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