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I doubt it too. I don¹t see MAC as a serious server, and it would probably
be a mistake for Apple to go in that direction...
However, I hope that Oracle releases a 10g ³developer¹s release² for OS X, so I can keep up by having it on my laptop. What they did with 9.2 is just fine with me...
on 11/6/03 12:09 AM, Paul Drake at discgolfdba_at_yahoo.com wrote:
> Tim, >
> > that was released in Sept 2002. > releases of 8.1.6 and 8.1.7 were supposed to be released for production usage, > according to articles floated by Bob Shrimpi. Those never happened. > What do you think are the chances of a 9.2 production release for Mac OS X? > Oracle doesn't even support FreeBSD. One can run the Linux release of Oracle > Server with Linux compatibility loaded. > > Do you really think that they would support Mac OS X? > > In my opinion, no. Not last september, not this september, not next september. > never. > Who really wants to run the server software on a Tier 3 platform, anyways? > > Paul > > > > Tim Gorman <tim_at_sagelogix.com> wrote:
>>> > Jonathan, you're a very smart guy and a very nice one as well but I cannot >>> > make sense of this clarification of yours. Would you care to explain it a >>> bit? >>> > What confuses me is that you agree that one version of Unix (Linux) is not >>> > appropriate for a home user, but then, in the same message, recommend OS >>> X, >>> > which is essentially a version of BSD Unix. Was that a joke? Are you >>> > moonlighting as an Apple salesman? >>> > >>> > On 2003.11.04 20:29, Jonathan Gennick wrote: >>>> >> Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 7:19:25 PM, Joe Testa (jtesta_at_dmc-it.com) >>>> wrote: >>>> >> JT> Redhat recommending windoze for desktop. >>>> >> >>>> >> JT> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5101690.html>> >>>> >> I find that assessment reasonable. It's no slam against >>>> >> Linux, just a recognition that for perhaps the vast majority >>>> >> of non-business users (i.e., home users) that Windows is a >>>> >> more appropriate choice. Actually, given the number of >>>> >> support calls I get from "friends" running Windows, OS X >>>> >> might actually be the *best* choice for such people. >>>> >> >>>> >> Best regards, >>>> >> >>>> >> Jonathan Gennick --- Brighten the corner where you are >>>> >> http://Gennick.com * 906.387.1698 * mailto:jonathan@gennick.com >>>> >> >>>> >> Join the Oracle-article list and receive one >>>> >> article on Oracle technologies per month by >>>> >> email. To join, visit >>>> >> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/oracle-article, >>>> >> >>>> >> or send email to Oracle-article-request_at_gennick.com and >>>> >> include the word "subscribe" in either the subject or body. >>>> >> >>>> >> -- >>>> >> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net >>>> >> -- >>>> >> Author: Jonathan Gennick >>>> >> INET: jonathan_at_gennick.com >>>> >> >>>> >> Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com >>>> >> San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services >>>> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >> To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message >>>> >> to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in >>>> >> the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L >>>> >> (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may >>>> >> also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing)Received on Thu Nov 06 2003 - 07:44:33 CST
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