Re: Best Linux distribution...

From: Frank van Bortel <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:00:31 +0100
Message-ID: <d1mue2$ado$1@news3.zwoll1.ov.home.nl>

deancoo wrote:
> Quick question. What would be one of the better Linux distributions to run
> the Oracle db platform? I'm planning on using it in my home office/techlab
> to test out 'stuff' relating to data warehouses. It would primarily work on
> data, and run data warehouse relate Oracle tools. Realizing, of course,
> that Oracle pushes Redhat Enterprise and SUSE LINUX, is there something in
> the ranks of the truly free that someone may have had good experiences with,
> or even something people think should be avoided?

If there was a 'best' Linux, it would have something all the others do not have - swifter IO, better and faster memory access, whatever. Kinda' hard if all sources are known, don't you think?

Try WhiteBox (based on RHEL 3 sources) - it's free.

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel

Received on Mon Mar 21 2005 - 11:00:31 CST