Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 11:25:13 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: <vk@vkci.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, <inquiries@windriver.com>, <support@windriver.com> Subject: RE: Oracle! Message-ID: <003501c13893$99c5a760$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <OIEKKBEPBGBAKLOBKGLCOENECGAA.vk@vkci.com>
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>-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Victor Kane >Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 8:06 AM >To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; inquiries@windriver.com; >support@windriver.com >Subject: Oracle! > > > Guys, it's a shame to see FreeBSD where it is vs. where it >should and could be. I have to put up with surrogate like Linux when >my client can't pay for a Sun box to run Oracle server. I fail to understand this when Solaris is available from Sun for free. Go to http://www.sun.com for enlightenment. >It does not take >much more then ./configure; make; to port Oracle source to FreeBSD. >This would earn FreeBSD a huge credit in CTOs' eyes - the one it >deserves so much. Why not talk Larry into this? He's an adventurous >guy and will bite the thing dead after you show him the bench marks! > If your looking for someone to talk Larry into it, go no further than the mirror. >It hurts me seeing it stock at web servers! I am ready to pay $200 >an hour support rates - if I have to! Just give me a reason. Don't waste your time telling us that - it's Oracle that you need to be talking to. > It'll be still better TCO vs. Sun. It's just a shame I can't >have it. It's a shame you haven't asked the people who need asking about it. > If the project needs a "softer" start - other vendors may be >less cocky then Larry, Sybase, Informix - you know better than me... >what am I talking about... > I fail to understand why we - most of whom don't give a rat's ass that Oracle isn't ported onto FreeBSD, and would certainly not pay for it - are better candidates to explain this to Oracle than you - who do care that Oracle is not on FreeBSD and is also ready to pay money for it. I think you've lost sight of what motivates commercial software companies like Oracle. Please don't beg us to help you convince Oracle to port to FreeBSD unless you've already been talking to Oracle about it. Ted Mittelstaedt tedm@toybox.placo.com Author of: The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide Book website: http://www.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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