64 bit linux

[Richard R. Sivernell]

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 16:56:40 -0800
"Net Llama!" <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:

> On 11/19/2004 03:35 PM, David A. Bandel wrote:
> > Regurgitating the prose of Net Llama! Net Llama!
> > <netllama at linux-sxs.org> on Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:25:43 -0500 (EST):
> > 
> > |On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, David Bandel wrote:
> > |> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:02:49 -0500 (EST), Net Llama!
> > |> <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> > |> > If you're looking to run oracle, then you need to select something
> > |that> > oracle has qualified for the OS.  I know that oracle has locked
> > |down 10i> > so that it won't even install on anything but a 'blessed'
> > |os.> >
> > |> >
> > |>
> > |> No, they locked it down so novices without a clue can't figure out
> > |how
> > |
> > |Sure you can hack /etc/redhat-release or the equivalent, but that's not
> > |the best idea of you want to get support from oracle.  I fail to see
> > |why anyone would choose oracle for anything unless ther was a business
> > |driver(and hence oracle support $$$) in the picture.
> > 
> > Then if that was the case, I'm sure this post would never have happened,
> > he'd have just bought (or the company would have said to buy) RHES.
> 
> Not neccesarily.  Some people think oracle is great until they start 
> having to maintain it.
> 
> > |> to install it on an "unapproved" distribution.  It will run just
> > |fine,
> > |
> > |That's most definitely not true.  Go to metalink and search for gentoo
> > |and read all the nightmare stories about problems people run into.  Or
> > |search for other distros while you're at it.  Oracle does not 'run just
> > |fine' on any linux distro.
> > 
> > To judge whether or not _any_ app will run by checking the Gentoo list
> 
> No where did I say anything about a gentoo list.  I said seraching for 
> 'gentoo' on metalink, oracle's official support website, which is the 
> only place that you can download any oracle patchsets, in addition to 
> submitting support requests, bug reports, etc.
> 
> > as a barometer is not going to cut it.  There are definitely more things
> > than just hacking /etc/redhat-release (in case you didn't know).  One
> > kernel setting that must be turned on is support for 4Gb of memory (to
> > name just one off-the-wall config that is required -- I'd have to look
> > hard to remember the others and even then I might miss some, but for
> > sure the SysV and semaphore stuff is absolutely required and probably
> > forgotten by the clueless Gentoo lusers).
> 
> I'm well aware of what is required to run oracle on linux.  I'm 
> unfortunately responsible for maintaining several 9iR2 servers.  I 
> didn't realize that this was going to become a pissing contest.
> 
> 
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Lonnie

   neither did I. I want to use Oracle, 1. I develop using it and There are a lot
of firms using it. I only DBA to Oracle or SQL Server from the developer point of
view, although I have trained at SMU as a Oracle DBA.  Susan, I will post to you
later this weekend and get some good info from you as your time permits I would
prefer to stay away from Gentoo, as it requires too much time from me to keep it
up. I am not apposed to Debian itself, just some of the people there. If they were
like this group, more would join the the Linux revolution. Time is going to
dwindle here for the next 6 months as of yesterday  I accepted a new contract with
Price Waterhouse & Coopers. Repair, maintain and enhance C++ & lotus notes code on
a project that is now or soon to be coming to a close, they need help.

cheers
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Rick Sivernell
Dallas, Texas  75287
972 306-2296
res005ru at verizon.net
Registered Linux User

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