Re: native Oracle-port on Linux -- what would it take?

From: Bill Eldridge <bill_at_rfa.org>
Date: 1997/12/25
Message-ID: <01bd117b$6a714660$14001eac@dummy.rfa.org>#1/1

> Larry's always been big on the Internet. Targeting Linux could
> make his products into the de facto Internet standard for
> databases.

Larry discovered quite quickly with his Network Computer that if you plan on cutting out all the PC vendors, they'll quickly cut your throat.

Now in this case, you're talking about cutting out DEC, Sun, HP & IBM, who do a lot of the basic legwork in selling Oracle boxes to begin with.

It might be a good idea, but somehow I think it might muddy Oracle's business relationships with a lot of hardware companies.

Bill Received on Thu Dec 25 1997 - 00:00:00 CST