Re: Oracle on Linux. I need the required SCO files.

Bela

        Before we invest money and/or TIME in a project we like to see if things work without waiting months for tools. If you were a developer you would understand this. We know there are licenses for products, but there is no sense in waiting for products just to find out that they dont help!!!!

Bela Lubkin <belal_at_sco.COM> wrote in article <9704150255.aa16993_at_father.pdev.sco.com>...
> Daniel Lundin wrote:
>
> > I'm currently installing Oracle 7.3 on a Linux 2.0.29 box and have
> > something of a time problem. I'm well aware of that I need some
 binaries
> > from the SCO OpenServer release, and am therefore about to order the
> > free version of SCO OpenServer 5 and wait a month or two just because
 of
> > 5 small binaries. I have no interest at all in SCO other than being
 able
> > to run Oracle on Linux with iBCS2, so I fell kind of awkward having
> > to get a whole CD just because of he files.
> >
> > Has anyone else out there installed Oracle on Linux or own SCO
> > OpenServer and is willing to help me out by mailing me the files or
> > pointing me to somewhere on the web/ftp where I can find them?
> >
> > The files are:
> >
> > /bin/idar (archiver)
> > /bin/idas (assembler)
> > /bin/idld (linker)
> > /lib/idcpp (preprocessor)
> > /lib/idcomp (compiler)
>
> I am not a lawyer, nor do I speak for SCO.
>
> If this is for a commercial purpose, you would definitely be violating
> the terms of the Free OpenServer license. Even if it was not for a
> commercial purpose, you would be violating the spirit of the Free
> OpenServer product, which is to allow people to learn about the
> OpenServer operating system. SCO's licenses have terms, just like the
> GPL or other licenses with which you might be familiar. Please respect
> the terms of whatever license applies to the software you use.
>
> From a technical perspective I would guess that the GNU binutils and GCC
> would be able to fill most of those roles. The worst problems would be
> syntax differences between AT&T as and GNU gas, and possibly limited
> COFF support in gld.
>
> >Bela<
>
Received on Tue Apr 15 1997 - 00:00:00 CEST