Re: linux

From: Simon Denvers <sdenvers_at_uk.oracle.com>
Date: 1 Nov 1994 16:23:12 GMT
Message-ID: <395q1h$43b_at_dcsun4.us.oracle.com>


K.Y. Lee (s355674_at_kub.nl) wrote:

: This may sound stupid, but is there oracle for linux available?

It's not certified if that's what you mean. There are several Intel Unix flavours supported, the main being SCO, Unixware and Solaris x86, but there definitely isn't a port for Linux or any other shareware Unix.

I have heard that Linux doesn't support semaphores, which Oracle uses extensively, so it's unlikely that it will work. However, I have never tried it so wouldn't like to say 100% that it's a non-starter. Maybe Linux does support semaphores now? Maybe it supported them all along...?

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Simon Denvers
sdenvers_at_uk.oracle.com
Received on Tue Nov 01 1994 - 17:23:12 CET

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