Re: Open Letter to Oracle re Linux (pls read and follow if you agree)

In <43sp58$k37_at_bristol.onramp.net>, mmarolda_at_bristol.onramp.net (Michael J. Marolda) writes:
>In article <43smra$dc6_at_aggedor.rmit.edu.au>,
>Oracle FAQ <orafaq_at_bf.rmit.edu.au> wrote:
>>Dear Oracle and fellow Oracle users
>>This is an open letter, if you are interested in Oracle supporting
>>Linux directly, please follow on with a simple line like 'me too'
>>editing out most of the letter. Oracle Corp people read this newsgroup,
>>and if enough interest is shown, they might get off their collective
>>bums.
>>
>
>I don't think it'll do much good, but (feeling like an aol'er):
>Mee Toooo!
>
>>
>>Oracle already distribute GNUish stuff for linking SCO (what do you
>>think idar, idld, etc are?).
>
>Don't forget their wow toolkit. Not really supported but in the spirit.
>
>>
>>The first major RDBMS company to support Linux is going to make a
>>killing. And if they also write add-ins to the Andrew User Interface
>>System like org or table, and distribute it (even unsupported), then
>>we might even kick MS-Word (heroin for companies) in the teeth.
>>
>
>Empress does this. However, I sent them my money a month ago and still
>haven't seen anything.
>
Why not on Linux ?

HL
le00021_at_ibm.net
>
>Mike Marolda
>--
>mmarolda_at_onramp.net
>Bristol Database Resources Inc.
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Received on Fri Sep 22 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST