Re: X86 Platform for Oracle 7.x (SCO or Solaris, Which is better choice?)

Bill Anglea (CelestialBrewery) wrote:
: Geting ready to purchase either SCO or Solaris for x86 specifically so
: that I can run Oracel 7.x enterprise server at home and get some real work
: done. Does anybody have a solid recommendation on either SCO or Solaris?
: Which one (if either) is more closely aligned with SVR4? Which one would
: be the most reasonable from a cost stand-point considering at least a
: 2 user development system?
 

: Any input would be appreciated.
 

: Bill Anglea
: banglea_at_onr.com

You can apparently run the SCO binaries of Oracle on Linux, with the SCO kernel patch. If this DOES work, I would strongly recommend it -- Linux is as stable as SCO, but free, and in many cases faster. It also comes with gcc, X11R6, TeX, vi, EMACS, ....... pre-installed.

• Idan