Message-Id: <10639.118445@fatcity.com> From: "Charles Wolfe" Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 07:01:41 -0400 Subject: Re: Oracle on NT vs Oracle on Linux This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C02DD0.F2CDE080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Joe, I most definitely did NOT say anything in favor of NT, I merely said = that the factors the poster listed should not be considered relevant for = choosing an operating system to host a business database. In fact, I = much prefer Linux (and am currently running RedHat 7 on my laptop), but = if I mentioned the inclusion of source code and the fact that it can be = had for free as compelling reasons for a customer to choose Linux over = any other operating system to host a business database, I would be = laughed out of the room. Sure, there is lots of support available in = the Linux community, but is anyone posting to a listserv or newsgroup = accountable for the advice they post? NO. And speaking of sucking = money, Uncle Larry definitely ain't running a charitable institution. Chuck=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joseph S. Testa=20 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L=20 Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 11:10 PM Subject: Re: Oracle on NT vs Oracle on Linux Oh please, there is more support and chance of getting something = fixed in linux world than EVER IN WINDOZE world. Just how do you = expect something like NT to run business critical apps when the solution = for anything that goes wrong is reboot or reload.=20 yea this is a sore spot, cuz M$ sucks, the software sucks, the company = sucks people's money.=20 joe=20 =20 =20 =20 Wolfe wrote:=20 For business decision makers, and most DBAs the inclusion of = operating system source code is not terribly relevant. Free also = generally implies unsupported or informally supported (i.e. listservs, = newsgroups...) which is not acceptable for business critical = applications.=20 ----- Original Message ----- From:Satar Naghshineh To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 4:55 PM Subject: RE: Oracle on NT vs Oracle on Linux www.unix-vs-nt.org the kirch paper=20 Linux is better because it's free and they provide the source = code.=20 Regards,=20 Satar=20 -----Original Message-----=20 From: Andrey Bronfin [SMTP:bronfin@navixo.com]=20 Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 6:27 PM=20 To: ORACLE-L@lists.sunysb.edu; ORACLE-L@fatcity.com; = oracledba@quickdoc.co.uk=20 Subject: Oracle on NT vs Oracle on Linux=20 Dear list !=20 A friend asked me this question :=20 they want to build an Oracle DB on a server ( PC ) dedicated = exclusively for the DB .=20 They ask whether it is better to put a Linux or an NT on that PC = .=20 I.e which OS is better for hosting an Oracle DB on PC ?=20 What are the pros & cons of each ?=20 They are mostly concerned about reliability & performance .=20 TIA .=20 =20 Andrey Bronfin=20 VisualTop.com=20 =20 =20 =20 --=20 Joe Testa http://www.oracle-dba.com =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C02DD0.F2CDE080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Joe,
 
I most definitely did NOT say anything = in favor of=20 NT, I merely said that the factors the poster listed should not be = considered=20 relevant for choosing an operating system to host a business=20 database.  In fact, I much prefer Linux (and am currently running = RedHat 7=20 on my laptop), but if I mentioned the inclusion of source code and the = fact that=20 it can be had for free as compelling reasons for a customer to choose = Linux over=20 any other operating system to host a business database, I would be = laughed out=20 of the room.  Sure, there is lots of support available in the = Linux=20 community, but is anyone posting to a listserv or newsgroup = accountable for=20 the advice they post?  NO.  And speaking of sucking money, = Uncle Larry=20 definitely ain't running a charitable institution.
 
Chuck 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Joseph S.=20 Testa
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L =
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 = 11:10=20 PM
Subject: Re: Oracle on NT vs = Oracle on=20 Linux

Oh please,   there is more support and chance = of=20 getting something fixed in linux world than EVER IN WINDOZE=20 world.    Just how do you expect something like NT to = run=20 business critical apps when the solution for anything that goes wrong = is=20 reboot or reload.=20

yea this is a sore spot, cuz M$ sucks, the software sucks, the = company=20 sucks people's money.=20

joe
 
 
 =20

 Wolfe wrote:=20

For business decision makers, and = most DBAs=20 the inclusion of operating system source code is not terribly=20 relevant.  Free also generally implies unsupported or = informally=20 supported (i.e. listservs, newsgroups...) which is not acceptable = for=20 business critical applications.=20
----- Original Message -----
From:Satar = Naghshineh
To: Multiple=20 recipients of list ORACLE-L
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, = 2000 4:55=20 PM
Subject: RE: Oracle on NT = vs Oracle=20 on Linux
 www.unix-vs-nt.org  = the kirch=20 paper=20

Linux = is better=20 because it's free and they provide the source = code.=20

Regards,
Satar=20

    -----Original=20 Message-----
    From:  Andrey Bronfin [SMTP:bronfin@navixo.com]=20
    Sent:  = Tuesday, October=20 03, 2000 6:27 PM
    To:    ORACLE-L@lists.sunysb.edu; = ORACLE-L@fatcity.com; oracledba@quickdoc.co.uk=20
    Subject:       = Oracle on NT=20 vs Oracle on Linux=20

    Dear list !=20

    A friend asked me this = question=20 :=20

    they want to build an = Oracle DB on a=20 server ( PC ) dedicated exclusively for the DB . =
    They ask whether it is better to = put a Linux or=20 an NT on that PC .
    I.e=20 which OS is better for hosting an Oracle DB on PC = ?=20
    What are the pros & = cons of each=20 ?
    They are = mostly=20 concerned about reliability & performance .=20

    TIA . =
     =20

    Andrey = Bronfin
    VisualTop.com =
     =20
      =