Re: Oracle Linux/Virtualization Software

"hpuxrac" <johnbhurley_at_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:64080a9e-d635-4b1d-9de0-9fac1636e673_at_n20g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 28, 11:22 am, mark_smith <bhuta.dars..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hey Guys, I was wondering, if any of you are using or planning on
>> using Oracle Linux, and how would you compare it to other distros.
>> Also, wondering, if any of you are using any Virtualization Software
>> and what do you think of Oracle VM - Thanks
>
> Would you prefer to get linux support from Red Hat or from oracle?
>
> Oracle just clones red hat ... plus offers apparently bug fixes to
> older version of Red Hat.
>
> Then the marketing stuff begins along with oracle offering a lower
> price for support than Red Hat.
>
> Oracle claims their VM is 3 times as fast as anything else. Sounds
> pretty fishy to many of us.

I guess Oracle is getting into a habit of buying or copying products instead of building their own. Even OVM is based on some open-source code. It will be competing with more established VMware and Mickeysoft. The battle will be tough, since Oracle's strength is not OS. But guess what? You guess right again. They have a distinct advantage of only certifying Oracle RDBMS with OVM. Received on Wed Nov 28 2007 - 21:17:07 CST