From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Aug 28 09:54:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA15586 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 09:54:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from server5.singular.com (server5.singular.com [204.140.208.22]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA15580 for ; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 09:54:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from JBarbee@server5.singular.com) Received: by server5.singular.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Fri, 28 Aug 1998 09:53:47 -0700 Message-ID: <71B40CA7B273D0119DBF080009B46D4003E172@server5.singular.com> From: John Barbee To: "'Nicole Harrington'" , "Paul T. Root" Cc: questions@freefall.freebsd.org, victor@mp.lex.gob.gt, hamellr@dsinw.com, lrios@ziplink.net Subject: RE: Oracle on Linux... Arggh! :( Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 09:53:45 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG so is there an e-mail at oracle we can send to? i'm really tired of constantly trying to push freebsd at the office while everyone else here keeps talking about redhat. -----Original Message----- From: Nicole Harrington [mailto:freelist@webweaver.net] Sent: Friday, August 28, 1998 7:28 AM To: Paul T. Root Cc: questions@freefall.freebsd.org; victor@mp.lex.gob.gt; hamellr@dsinw.com; lrios@ziplink.net Subject: Re: Oracle on Linux... Arggh! :( On 14-Aug-98 Paul T. Root wisely wrote: > In a previous message, Luis rios said: >> I'm very irriated about Oracle's port to Linux. We all know that FreeBSD >> is a much more stable OS. We need more visibility for FreeBSD. At least >> Oracle should develop for both platforms... > > Linux like Windows is powered by marketing not technical merit. > > If you want a finiatially sucessful product, especially in the computer > industry, you need marketing, not a good product. > Yes but if everyone writes to oracle and says "hey where is the FreeBSD port" in sufficiate numbers, that would also cause them to take notice. If everone on this list did it, That is a heck of a start... Nicole > > -- > I can make more generals, but horses cost money - A. Lincoln > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message nicole@webweaver.net - http://www.webweaver.net/ webmistress@dangermouse.org - http://www.dangermouse.org/ ------------------------------------------------- -- Powered by Coka Cola and FreeBSD -- - Stong enough for a man - But made for a Woman -- -- Microsoft: What bug would you like today? -- - I tried an internal modem once, but it hurt when I walked -- --------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message