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

In article <9704150255.aa16993_at_father.pdev.sco.com>,

        Bela Lubkin <belal_at_sco.COM> wrote:

>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.
 

>> 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.

In any case, it's all a moot point.

The files desired above are all special-purpose tools for rebuilding the kernel (they all begin with "id"). They're *useless* on Linux.

If Oracle does something that requires re-building the kernel, then it's probably too closely tied to the OS to expect iBCS2 to make it work.

If it's Oracle you want, you'll need to run it on SCO. That's the cruel reality of the situation, bug Oracle if they're losing a sale because they won't support Linux.

In the meantime, since you're ordering the free SCO, just install it and the Oracle should work just fine. Who knows? You might be pleasantly surprised. In any event, someone willing to pay Oracle's ransom has no business whining about the price of the OS.

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