Re: Linux betas NT in TPC testing, running Oracle8

In article <7gm0d5$e7a$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>, <r.e.ballard_at_usa.net> wrote: ...
>Actually, there are several requirements that neither FreeBSD nor Linux can
>currently meet. For example, the TPC benchmark requires a quote for a 5 year
>support contracts on all hardware and software. Since neither Sybase, nor
>Oracle, no IBM offer support contracts on their Linux products, there is no
>legal way to meet the fundamental posting requirement. Furthermore, even Red
>Hat doesn't offer a 5 year 24/7 support contract on it's current product line.

Hey, we're not dead yet! ;-)

So there is a supported DB on Linux.

-dg

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