From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Jan 1 23:21:34 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA20409 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Fri, 1 Jan 1999 23:21:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from aniwa.sky (whangaroa.igrin.co.nz [202.49.245.97]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA20403 for ; Fri, 1 Jan 1999 23:21:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from andrew@squiz.co.nz) Received: from localhost (andrew@localhost) by aniwa.sky (8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA04051; Sat, 2 Jan 1999 20:20:10 +1300 (NZDT) (envelope-from andrew@squiz.co.nz) Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1999 20:20:09 +1300 (NZDT) From: Andrew McNaughton X-Sender: andrew@aniwa.sky Reply-To: andrew@squiz.co.nz To: Shashi Joshi cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Oracle on FreeBSD ?? In-Reply-To: <19990102010245.A18977@WEBSI.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, 2 Jan 1999, Shashi Joshi wrote: > Oracle has been shipping on Linux since Oct. Does anyone know if > it will ship on FreeBSD any time soon? I have been a fan of FreeBSD > for mor than a year now, but Oracle is a big thing for my company. > > I don't want to switch. I tried to install Linux. It behaved on > its own in slicing the disks (even though it was only a few MBs, > it sure didn't behave nicely like FreeBSD's partition maker). > > The worst thing is on my home PC, I could not make Linux dial out!! > Whereas on FreeBSD it was really a breeze. > > I have ordered Oracle sample CD for Linux, does anyone know if it > will install on FreeBSD as well? Since, FreeBSD allows Linux binaries > to run, ... > > Any feedback on Oracle issue or the Linux issue are welcome. It sounds as though people are getting close to getting oracle to run, but I figure you could expect to wait a few months before seeing anything suitable for production. Lots of people are looking forward to this. There's been a fair bit of discussion on the state of play through the freebsd-database list. Searching/tracking that list will get you further than this one. Andrew McNaughton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message