RE: OUI: Oracle Untested Infuriator

Hi Dennis

If only Oracle were as easy to install as Microsoft products we might be getting somewhere. (Of course UNinstalling MS products is problematic - I don't think Bill can conceive that one would wish to). OUI is not nearly as easy and straightforward to use as the MS installer.

Niall

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> DENNIS WILLIAMS
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> Subject: RE: OUI: Oracle Untested Infuriator
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>
> Dick
> In order to sell to a lot of sites, Oracle must be as
> user-friendly to install as Microsoft products are. I totally
> agree that doesn't seem fair, but I don't think Oracle can
> change that rule. The future will be controlled by people
> that think you must have a mouse to control a computer.
>
> Dennis Williams
> DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA
> Lifetouch, Inc.
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> My only gripe about OUI is: Why did they spend soo much on a
> tool we use soo seldomly and why did they have to make it so
> that I have to have an Xterminal or emulator. The old
> character based one was just jim dandy & it worked fine
> especially from home. (OK, so I have 2 gripes).
>
> Dick Goulet
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vladimir Barac [mailto:vladob_at_aster.si]
> Sent: Fri 5/23/2003 5:06 AM
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> Subject: Re: OUI: Oracle Untested Infuriator
>
>
>
> Ok, we all agree about OUI... but, real questions are:
>
> Why does oracle insist on such crappy product? WHO is
> making such stupid
> decisions within Oracle? After all, making installer
> work is not rocket
> science at all?
>
> Another rant... pointless, of course...
>
> Beside OUI, why did they port OEM to java? I have
> fairly good PC (512MB RAM,
> 733MHx PIII, fast HD, etc. etc.) but oem works slooow,
> to slow. I rememebr
> OEM in Oracle 8.0.5 that was VC++ app, and it rocked.
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