Re: Free Linux to run Oracle

On 2006-11-07, DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org> wrote:
> JEDIDIAH wrote:
>> On 2006-11-07, Mladen Gogala <mgogala.spam-me-not_at_verizon.net> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 11:35:13 -0800, DA Morgan wrote:
>>>
>>>> I read it as "spend a lot of time learning to fix something you'll never
>>>> actually do in the real world." I thought ... "thanks but I already have
>>>> more than enough to do." <g>
>>> Excellent argument! I like it very much!
>>
>> Except it's invalidated by the problems you're having right now.
>>
>> Part of the "fun" of linux is that you can more easily get a severe
>> version mismatch between the OS and rdbms. Using RHEL won't necessarily
>> prevent all of these kinds of problems. Linux distro configurations aren't
>> that stable. You can't treat them as a black box to the same degree as AIX
>> or Solaris and you probably don't want to be at the mercy of your sysadmins.
>
> It is perfectly valid. Mladen can have a copy of RedHat Enterprise Linux
> anytime he wishes and work spend his time learning to what will directly
> translate into the real world.

        ...which the "integration problems" will do quite handily.

>
> You are correct that RHEL won't prevent all of these problems. But
> having an RHEL sandbox means you are more likely to have confronted the
> issue before, recognize it, dealt with it, and know how to quickly and
> efficiently fix it.

        ...and in so doing realize just how non-distinctive RHEL really is besides from a few bugs that are particular to Redhat. The value of only being familiar with the Redhat way of working around a particular problem is of limited value in the long term.

        It really depends on whether or not you want to understand what's going on or not.

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