Re: Open Source Oracle?

From: Howard J. Rogers <hjr_at_dizwell.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:07:53 +1000
Message-ID: <41460c28$0$968$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

Phil Britton wrote:

> "Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> writes:
>

>> I wish Oracle Corp. would release obsolete versions (7 and 8.0, for
>> example) as open source.
>> 
>> Just because those versions don't have Java, XML and other whistles and
>> bells, it doesn't mean they wouldn't make a fine replacement for the
>> MySQL and Postgress stuff that usually gets included in all the normal
>> Linux distributions these days.
>> 
>> Fat chance, of course.
>> 
>> Just wishing and idly dreaming...
>> 

>
>
> I think that the main problem would be with stuff in there that Oracle
> has licenced from other companies or licence holder, who would either
> be not willing to have there stuff open-sourced, or might not be easliy
> traceable. Similar to the situation with NVidia graphic drivers for
> Linux,
>
>
> cheers
>
> Phil

I didn't think very much third party stuff got into Oracle until the dark days of embedded orbs and God knows what else hit us at 8i.

Even so, an Oracle 8.0 with any and all 3rd party bits missed out is still likely to be a darn'd site more usable than MySQL, for example.

Regards
HJR Received on Mon Sep 13 2004 - 16:07:53 CDT