Re: Why doesn't Oracle care about Linux as IBM does?

Jim,

Please see below...

Jim Kennedy wrote:
>
> I would doubt that internally each platform development for a release
> actually occurs at the same time.

Why not? There's a lot of common code. In most cross-platform projects I've seen, OS-specific code is onlu about 10-20% of the code.

> That is internal to IBM (not visible to
> the public) each release on each platform is probably done or finished at
> different times. So that in actuality IBM must be delaying one or more
> platforms in order that they all are "released" on the same day. (or close
> enough to the same day)

I don't see why this needs to be so. I suspect they have multiple groups working in parallel on the same parts of the OS-specific code.

> If DB2 only runs on 6 platforms (I'm counting Linux
> as one) then this strategy is probably feasible as the developers, QA etc.
> for these platforms probably finish fairly close together. In Oracle's case
> we are talking something like 90 platforms (still only counting Linux as
> one) and so it really wouldn't be feasible to release all in the same month
> never mind the same day.

90 platforms? How are you getting THIS figure?

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