Re: reliability of Oracle 8i under Linux

True, but I was able to install and run it anyway:

http://homepages.tig.com.au/~jmsalvo/linux/oracle8i.html

In article <newscache$dcy6of$w9e$1_at_news.iig.com.au>,   "Peter Winters" <peterw_at_trinitysoftware.com.au> wrote:
> The installation when compared to Oracle for NT can be classed as a
> nightmare.
> The install requires very specific versions of its dependant products.
> i..e Java Run-time, GLIBC.
>
> At one point in time I was certain that Red Hat & Oracle announced
that they
> would deliver a RPM install.
> I wait in eager anticipation. A RPM would go a long way in helping
Oracle
> being accepted in the Red Hat environ.
>
> Anton Petrov <Anton.Petrov_at_ru.artificial-life.com> wrote in message
> news:119F66596CB2D311BD3100508B4492ED6DDC6D_at_JOHNNY...
> > Hi all!
> >
> > Our company have to make decision which platform to use for our
> > database servers.
> > Now we are thinking about Linux. But there are some doubt. Some
people
> > says that Oracle on Linux is currently raw and cannot be used for
> > serious system with high requrements of reliability.
> > Does anybody use Oracle on linux (8i in the first order) for large
> > projects? Can you share your impressions with the me and give
examples
> > of such systems? Have our doubts any basis?
> >
> > Thanks forward,
> > Anton
> > mailto:linor_at_ru.artificial-life.com
> >
> >
>
>

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