Re: Trouble in paradise?
From: Mladen Gogala <gogala.mladen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 02:16:43 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <pan.2016.09.12.02.16.45_at_gmail.com>
>
> The exit from Oracle by the "cognoscenti" reminds me of rats abandoning
> the sinking ship. Started nearly 3 years ago, and if anything it's
> accelerating at an alarming pace now.
>
> But of course all is well and it's those alerting to the situation that
> are completely wrong.
> No wonder HP and SUN went down the tubes: the same kind were running
> things there...
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 02:16:43 -0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <pan.2016.09.12.02.16.45_at_gmail.com>
On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 18:01:07 -0700, Noons wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 10:54:50 AM UTC+10, Mladen Gogala
> wrote:
>
>> > But of course Lazza continues to sail his boats while yelling >> > "lah-lah-lah-lah" to anyone alerting him to the situation. Ah well, >> > good luck. Couldn't care less anymore... >> >> That reminds me of the guy named Ken Olsen. Similar story. And a good >> lesson for everybody. The mighty have fallen before, and in almost >> eerily similar way. >> >>
>
> The exit from Oracle by the "cognoscenti" reminds me of rats abandoning
> the sinking ship. Started nearly 3 years ago, and if anything it's
> accelerating at an alarming pace now.
>
> But of course all is well and it's those alerting to the situation that
> are completely wrong.
> No wonder HP and SUN went down the tubes: the same kind were running
> things there...
The strangest one of all is the disappearance of Tom Kyte, who has allegedly "took sabatical" and relinquuished the AskTom site to [Quoted] Connor McDonald. How does one take a sabatical? Does the company pay him to go hiking for a year?
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/issue-archive/2015/15-sep/last-asktom-2650480.html
[Quoted] I am not sure that any company would be so generous toward anyone, even toward a senior VP. This looks like a hushed departure from Oracle Corp.
-- Mladen Gogala The Oracle Whisperer http://mgogala.byethost5.comReceived on Mon Sep 12 2016 - 04:16:43 CEST