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Oracle's opinion

Posted Sep 20, 2003 2:02 UTC (Sat) by dang (subscriber, #310)
In reply to: Sun's Schwartz Speaks Out on Linux, SCO (eWeek) by tungub
Parent article: Sun's Schwartz Speaks Out on Linux, SCO (eWeek)

Oracle meeds to pick up the pace if they want folks hosting oracle on linux. Right now you have a choice between running a crap old linux kernel or running a recent kernel but losing official oracle support. If your company is mature and if the DB needs to do heavy lifting, then it will remain tricky to go linux as long as Oracle is so freaking slow to certify.

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Oracle's opinion

Posted Sep 20, 2003 5:16 UTC (Sat) by huaz (guest, #10168) [Link]

But why do you need a fancy kernel for a database server?

For database you need stability. The kernel should be as simple as possible.

If Linux wants to get really deployed in five nine's environment, the above is crucial. Don't blame vendors for not "picking up quickly".

Oracle's opinion

Posted Sep 20, 2003 17:12 UTC (Sat) by Los__D (subscriber, #15263) [Link]

Well, you wont need it now, but as soon as 2.6 is ready, it WILL be important (or, at least faster) because of the much better threading provided by NLPT, which database servers seem to like...

But I guess you wouldn't want to use a .0-.10 for important data...

Oracle's opinion

Posted Sep 20, 2003 18:09 UTC (Sat) by dang (subscriber, #310) [Link]

Who said anything about fancy?? Take a hard look at what Oracle lists as certified for Oracle 8i. Would you run *anything* on that? C'mon.