From owner-freebsd-database Thu May 31 9: 0:36 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-database@freebsd.org Received: from Millions.Ca (h-207-228-120-32.gen.cadvision.com [207.228.120.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40B1037B424 for ; Thu, 31 May 2001 09:00:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from stacy@Millions.Ca) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by Millions.Ca (8.11.1/8.9.3) id f4VFxu148761 for ; Thu, 31 May 2001 09:59:56 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from stacy@Millions.Ca) Received: from Cedar.Millions.Ca(192.168.64.8) via SMTP by mail-gw-0.millions.ca, id smtpdw48759; Thu May 31 09:59:50 2001 Received: from millions.ca (Maple.Millions.Ca [192.168.64.2]) by cedar.millions.ca (8.11.1/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f4VFxox39009 for ; Thu, 31 May 2001 09:59:50 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from stacy@millions.ca) Message-ID: <3B166A76.41234135@millions.ca> Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 09:59:50 -0600 From: Stacy Millions Organization: Millions Consulting Limited X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-database@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: oracle8.1.7 on freebsd 4.3-stable References: <3B1645CF.74C4D702@mindspring.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-database@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Peter Choe wrote: > > okay, i have looked through the mailing list, newsgroups, and the > freebsd handbook on installing oracle. it seems to me that > everyone is doing it but me. (much like my high school years > and getting a date). Sounds like my high school years as well. Oh well, at least now I have the satisfaction of knowing that being a proffesional computer geek is very sexy :-). To quote Scott Adams: } I think it's a Darwinian thing. We're attracted to the people } who have the best ability to survive and thrive. In the old } days it was important to be able to run down an antelope and } kill it with a single blow to the forehead. } } But that skill is becoming less important every year. } } Now all that matters is if you can install your own Ethernet } card without having to call tech support and confess your } inadequacies to a stranger whose best career option is to } work in tech support. Complete article at: http://www.techweb.com/winmag/library/1995/0595/05opine.htm#a8 Back in Dec. I posted my experience installing 8.1.6. Most of it was how to trick the stupid installer to use a jre other then the one that came bundled with it. I haven't looked at 8.1.7 so I don't know how much of my experience would help, but you can find it at: http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=7927+13188+/usr/local/www/db/text/2000/freebsd-database/20001210.freebsd-database Good luck. -stacy -- Nothing spoils fun like finding out it builds character. - Calvin Stacy Millions stacy@millions.ca Millions Consulting Limited To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-database" in the body of the message