From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 7 19:22:08 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4478D106568A for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 19:22:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ady@ady.ro) Received: from gv-out-0910.google.com (gv-out-0910.google.com [216.239.58.185]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A704D8FC1F for ; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 19:22:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ady@ady.ro) Received: by gv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id n40so512266gve.39 for ; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:22:05 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.142.49.4 with SMTP id w4mr986970wfw.220.1204917722995; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:22:02 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.143.37.8 with HTTP; Fri, 7 Mar 2008 11:22:02 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <78cb3d3f0803071122s74ef2075p8b5f761dd5e8b0ad@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 21:22:02 +0200 From: "Adrian Penisoara" Sender: ady@ady.ro To: "Ion-Mihai Tetcu" In-Reply-To: <20080307184427.5a005ef9@it.buh.tecnik93.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <78cb3d3f0803070636l38ca7683t24235efd8f989c67@mail.gmail.com> <20080307161415.g9vgql0xcscgkkco@webmail.leidinger.net> <20080307184427.5a005ef9@it.buh.tecnik93.com> X-Google-Sender-Auth: ff765400406e178b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-database@freebsd.org, Alexander Leidinger , freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Preparing an Oracle Database XE port/package -- any tips ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:22:08 -0000 Hi, On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 6:44 PM, Ion-Mihai Tetcu wrote: > On Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:14:15 +0100 > Alexander Leidinger wrote: > > > Quoting Adrian Penisoara (from Fri, 7 Mar 2008 > > 16:36:56 +0200): > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > After having to deploy an Oracle Database XE [1] installation > > > (with Linux 32bit binaries from the official RPM package) on a > > > production FreeBSD 6.2machine I realized it would be very much > > > feasible to produce a FreeBSD > > > port/package for it. > > > I would like to know whether similar efforts have been undergoing > > > and whether people came up with some tips & tricks on this. > > > > > > The goal is not only to add the port into FreeBSD's ports tree but > > > also to eventually convince Oracle (I work for them) to post the > > > package on their official download page. > > > > I'm not aware of something like this. Feel free to ask questions > > regarding the linuxulator and our linux infrastructure in the ports > > on emulation@. Also feel free to ask for review of the port on > > emulation@. > > I've worked on such a port (probably that's what ady is referring to) > but kinda' lost my interest in it ($REALLIFE got in the way). > > I'll try to find it (it was about 80% done) but I'm not sure it > survived the clean-up sessions of my tmp/work dir (I don't know why I > didn't ci it in our cvs ...). > > I'll work with Ady if he need help. > > Ady, BTW, after we have the port and, with some test cases provided by > people that run it, can we hope for any kind of (semi-)official > support ? > Not so fast (TM) :-). 1). I am talking about the Oracle XE package for which Oracle does not offer any commercial support (except for Forum discussions). 2). Usually everything comes down to business cases and business opportunities. So I think we will need to demonstrate a large userbase in order to get attention. I think we should be happy if an Oracle XE FreeBSD package will make it onto the downloads page in the first place. 3) Oracle EE / SE editions are indeed the big guns on the enterprise database market, but until there are some more steps. And Oracle does not use a packaging format for these, OUI (Oracle Universal Installer) is the designated tool to use. Note: The above represent solely my personal opinions, I do not speak on behalf of my employer (Oracle). Regards, Adrian Penisoara ROFUG / EnterpriseBSD.