RE: problem running dbca

It is a 'server' in a classroom environment that I was wanting to setup OEM repository and OMS on so students could access their DB's in the classroom from home. Not a requirement just a 'nicety'. =20

So I just Stephen you could call it a sandbox......

I know that only SLES from SUSE and AS or ES from RedHat are 'supported'.....

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From: stephen booth [mailto:stephenbooth.uk_at_gmail.com]=20 Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 4:33 PM
To: Mladen Gogala
Cc: Hollis, Les; oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: Re: problem running dbca

On 4/28/05, Mladen Gogala <mgogala_at_allegientsystems.com> wrote:
> Well, nothing is certified on freeware, but what are the friends for?
> With enough effort, you can make
> it run. It's not certified, but certifiable geeks will find the way.

Yeah, so long as you're happy running unsupported.

I wasn't sure from Les' mail if this was a test, sandpit or production database so made the point that it's do able but not reccomended. =20 For a test or sandpit database where you just want to play about with it, unsupported in fine. On the other hand, compared with the cost of Oracle licenses the cost of SuSE ES or the RedHat equivalent, whatever they are calling their enterprise product now, is peanuts.

Just because something is possible doesn't mean it's a good idea.

Stephen

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It's better to ask a silly question than to make a silly assumption.

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