Re: Hmmm, it's starting....

drak0nian_at_yahoo.com (Paul Drake) wrote in message news:<1ac7c7b3.0401212020.328a4b19_at_posting.google.com>...
> Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<1074726756.616127_at_yasure>...

> >
> > Go with 9iR2 for now, implement 10g when it is available in a
> > development or test environment and make sure it is as good as it seems.
> > It is, after all, the prudent thing to do.

Actually, I'm glad to having a situation where I can be less than prudent, for a change.

>
> 10g for lin32 was supposed to be released at the Oracle / Linux
> Installfest this evening at LinuxWorldExpo at Javitts Convention
> Center.
> Instead Oracle provided 9i R2 CDs.
> RedHat provided RH WS 3.0 install media.
> SuSE provided SuSE Linux ES and Standard Edition CD sets.
> Oracle provided free food and free beer.
> An install of 9i RAC on firewire was accomplished, as well as many
> Oracle/linux laptops.
>
> Mladen, you should have been there. I did not hear the final count of
> windows OSes that were replaced by either RedHat or SuSE, but there
> were conversions.
>
> I can't wait to config a dual boot lin32/lin64 on an AMD Opteron, each
> with 9.2.0.x. Also, Intel may have developer hardware available for
> Linux/Itanium II testing for as little as $500 (USD).
>
> You have to check out the Pogo Linux servers.
> 16 drives mounted as serial ATA internally, dual Xeon MP, 4 GB memory
> in the $13K range. j h tap dancing c, I have seen the light.

Took a few seconds to parse that, then LOL!

>
> free admission
> 7 t-shirts
> 5 linux distros
> 1 oracle blanket
> 3 free beers

Open Soused! I, mean, that's what I call an argument for Open Source!

> bag of magazines
> awesome
>
> Pd

jg

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