I
recommend you get it all...
You
shouldn't have to have a personal Solaris box just to test work stuff as
damagement should give you resources. But if you're looking for career learning
and want to gain solaris admin skills then that could be a way to
go. But Linux is definitely the future... No flames please. ;-)
You
can do lot's of cool stuff with Linux like providing NAT, Firewall, bridge
services for a "free" or low cost WiFI neighborhood DSL broadband sharing
network with web and email services. If you have a collection of windoze
machines you could get something like VMware and run Linux as the primary or
secondary O/S. That way you can have everything which is my recommendation. No
need to be constrained by things like budgets. :-)
Steve
Orr
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From: Fink, Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 8:14 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Borderline OT - Unix for Oracle at home
From: Fink, Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 8:14 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Borderline OT - Unix for Oracle at home
I am looking to add a unix box to my collection of wintel machines at home. It will be used solely for running/testing Oracle, so I don't need bells & whistles. My thoughts are either Linux/intel or Sun Ultra workstation. While it would be convenient to be able to network it into a DSL configuration, it is not essential. My original thought was a Linux desktop, but I can also get Ultra 5 or 10 workstations on ebay for less than $500.Anyone having experience good/bad/ugly for this type of task? All tips, challenges, things to consider are greatly appreciated.Dan Fink
