From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 27 19:26:11 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C477A106568B for ; Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:26:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f227.google.com (mail-bw0-f227.google.com [209.85.218.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B4B58FC12 for ; Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:26:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz27 with SMTP id 27so2810971bwz.43 for ; Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:26:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:reply-to:in-reply-to :references:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=78DPiPZ6TQIB7btRdz0P6Hw3vaHFG08TZ9lMrCueqvg=; b=l+DVqPzNgKwQocTWTUgkpfF/XJCTzzOTYlr3EQzbUer4e8h5ZFnc+eFydlG5xx/op0 DUqVvyWdmozHLrYam7QvVw6edvopW9dHHgExyy/x3wrgVltGRjJ4umZjphoSXZUPbFeU ZQNB6XSnAE4YmVuix9mfEknmxH8TXVxehCHTQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=HJKm8j3ixTlVLNUf5+4U9+PtyMkucfVu4hPACD9YtBkCx3r1/R0P7VMSVDz0s8f83h ER2wErHqzHQmwPtsQzCdj2Xu8yghYslpNkvuGMeraLTeWi5lBq6B3BzzQwPWvGWkDQ+j 2mf+pjp2tcMZewfMn1xnitey/QE3pO7Q0B8r4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.34.20 with SMTP id j20mr2296114bkd.57.1254079570119; Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:26:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <200909241735.n8OHZMVM099476@fire.js.berklix.net> From: Chris Rees Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:25:50 +0100 Message-ID: To: Saifi Khan Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org, "Julian H. Stacey" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: utisoft@gmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:26:11 -0000 2009/9/25 Saifi Khan : > On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > >> > > > i noticed that there is no Oracle available for FreeBSD >> > > > http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/index.= html >> > > > >> > > > What could be the reason for that ? >> > > >> > > Best ask direct of commercial application vendor Oracle. >> > > IE wave money under Oracle's nose & ask to purchase what you want. >> > > >> > > If Oracle think there's enough profit in it, there's many BSD >> > > consultants eg http://berklix.com/consultants/ willing to work. >> > > >> > > Cheers, >> > > Julian >> > > -- >> > >> > i was wondering if there is any technical reason behind this ? >> >> Most unlikely. Ask Oracle & tell advocacy@ what you find out. >> I'd bet perceived market share & demand as ever, ie Money. >> > > Hi Julian: > > Here is the response on the Oracle forum thread to my posting, > > > """ > FreeBSD is a kernel not used in any extant operating system with > the sole exception being Apple's Mac OSX so you are heading, > full speed ahead, toward disappointment. And this is where he gives away that he knows nothing about it. In the first sentence, he shows that he thinks that Mac OS X uses the FreeBSD kernel. (Which is wrong, in case you were wondering http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_(operating_system) ) > FreeBSD handles many > things very differently from the UNIX System 5 standard so you > can not just kludge your way into this. What? > > What fascinates me about your request is why you care. FreeBSD > is going nowhere at a staggeringly fast pace. And to the same > place as went Oracle Database version 8.0. Obscurity. What? > > Install Oracle's Enterprise Linux and you will have a real > operating system in less time than you've spent monitoring this > thead. And as an additional value it will support the Oracle > technology stack while you are still young enough to use it. > """ > > and > """ > IF you can match up the system calls, then you can 'make it > work'. > """ > > The relevant =A0links are > 1. =A0http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=3D952076&tstar= t=3D0 > 2. =A0http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=3D952076&tstar= t=3D0 > > The response seems to suggest that there is some feature used by > Oracle which is expected from a UNIX Sys 5 std and perhaps > FreeBSD does not support/have the syscall. > > Given the response, What is your analysis of the situation ? > > > thanks > Saifi. > This guy replying to your post was a troll, basically. Ignore him, and concentrate on real Oracle employees for sources. Of course, if this was an Oracle employee, then you really should think about using some different software.... Chris --=20 A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in a mailing list?