Re: I think too many people are downloading 10g database

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:31:05 -0800
Message-ID: <1076607017.237647@yasure>

Jim Kennedy wrote:

> "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message
> news:402b301f$0$28869$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
>

>>"Jim Kennedy" <kennedy-downwithspammersfamily_at_attbi.net> wrote in message
>>news:tjEWb.156661$U%5.711873_at_attbi_s03...
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>>>Good documentation is worth a lot to a customer.  Given we usually

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> aren't
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>>>printing it out anymore the cost is more so the cost of production not

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> of
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>>>printing.
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>>>I would like to get more familiar with Oracle 10G and Linux.  I have a
>>>couple of older machines that would be perfect for trying it out, but to
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>>get
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>>>RH AS 3 is rather pricey.  Might be nice if one could download a minimal
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>>RH
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>>>version that would work with Oracle 10G.  It would help support Linux

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> and
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>>>Oracle on Linux.
>>>Jim
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>>Now this is an interesting one. Red Hat Advanced Server is still Linux,
>>isn't it? And Linux is Open Source, isn't it? And therefore if you know a
>>friend that has a copy of Advanced Server, is it not perfectly legitimate

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> to
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>>copy it and use it? Fair enough that you don't get any of the Red Hat
>>support services etc etc, but the O/S itself is utterly copyable.

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> Surely???
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>>Anyone with any different advice, I'd be happy to hear it and the reasons
>>why.
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>>Meantime, Jim: it works just fine of RH8 and RH9 which are definitely

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> free.
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>>I've been busy today!
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>>Regards
>>HJR
>>-- 
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>>Oracle Insights: www.dizwell.com
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> Thanks I'll use 8 or 9. RH hasn't released a distribution of AS. You can
> get source and I guess compile that.(ugh) I am not looking for support;
> certainly I would not expect free support. I'll give 8 or 9 a whirl.
> Thanks,
> Jim
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>

Jim ... contact me offline.

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Received on Thu Feb 12 2004 - 11:31:05 CST