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Oracle's opinion

Posted Sep 20, 2003 5:16 UTC (Sat) by huaz (guest, #10168)
In reply to: Oracle's opinion by dang
Parent article: Sun's Schwartz Speaks Out on Linux, SCO (eWeek)

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".

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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.