Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 08:30:28 -0400 From: David Fehrenbacher <dlf@tatnet.com> To: David Langford <langfod@maui.net> Cc: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net>, philip@adhesivemedia.com, jonc@pinnacle.co.nz, sos@freebsd.dk, danielh@privat.toplink.de, freebsd-database@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Apache/PHP/Oracle8... Message-ID: <373C1764.2AE27257@tatnet.com> References: <199905141013.AAA03510@kauai.pacificglobal.net>
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Believe me, I'm with all of you guys on the need to get a native Oracle on FreeBSD. I too, hate having to select "Linux" in the drop down software boxes on web sites. While I think that collecting names/emails in support is a good idea, we all need to look a little more closely at how Linux got all of the attention - they built a brand first, with "branded" and co-branded recognition all over the place, which made it impossible for the larger software companies NOT to pay attention. Some of the stuff the FreeBSD project is doing in Advocacy is right on target, and I for one will be helping out wherever I can. Having said that - does anybody have a rough estimate as to how many copies of Oracle for Linux have been sold? (sold, not downloaded) - I know that's probably not easy info to get, but a relatively hard number (or good guess) is where you might begin to develop your push into convincing Oracle to release for FreeBSD (using petitions, whatever). My brother is going to work for Oracle in Reston, VA - I'll nag him every chance I get for some rough estimates. I'd give my eye teeth to get the Oracle/PHP/Apache thing going on FreeBSD. -David Fehrenbacher David Langford wrote: > > >The problem was that Xi Graphics made a FreeBSD port of CDE, it sold > >_one_ copy. CDE sucks, Oracle doesn't. > > You mean I am the ONLY person who bought that.. Wow... > > >Y'know what don't auto email them, just keep track of people that > >sign the "guestbook of people that want oracle for freebsd". > > Another thought might be to get that word out that the > Linux binaries do run under FreeBSD. > In the short term these companies could list FreeBSD when they > have a web site with pulldown platform choices. > While I would prefer a FreeBSD binary, a Linux binary is sometime OK > but I would like the company to know that I use, recommend and purchase > FOR FreeBSD. > I am sure that compaines keep track of the platform download choices > and I wish I could "vote" for FreeBSD in this manner. > I really detest download site with platform pulldowns like this because > I feel like I am "voting" for Linux when it is the only choice given > to me. > > -David Langford > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-database" in the body of the message -- tatnet, inc. Tel: 410.571.9462 | Fax: 410.571.9442 email: info@tatnet.com | http://www.tatnet.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-database" in the body of the message
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