...And they're missing so much of the real fun! I'm contemplating a move up to RH9. Anyone get the Oracle client working on it?
-----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 1:19 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Topic Apparently those "less technical" haven't tried building kde3.1 on a RedHat8 box (comes w/3.0), or figuring out how to get Mozilla Firebird compiled on an Alpha RH7.2 box (Firebird rocks, BTW), or even getting the Oracle thin client working w/Perl on Linux. Wait...scratch that last one -- it was easy! :) bin RPMS are for wimps! Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA > -----Original Message----- > From: Pardee, Roy E [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 12:55 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: you can take the user off windows, but... (was RE: Off Topic > Question - Update.inf file) > > > This is an excellent point. Anybody remember when there was > (is?) a stigma associated with being an AOL user, as opposed > to using a real ISP? AOL made things easy enough that the > less adept could 'get on the internet', where they were > generally reviled by the old-hands, who were more of a > select, 'nerd' elite. > > My guess is it'll be the same thing as the less technical > people start migrating to linux. > > Cheers, > > -Roy > > Roy Pardee > Programmer/Analyst/DBA > SWFPAC Lockheed Martin IT > Extension 8487 > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:35 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Joe Testa scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon: > > > Good point, i'm such a bigot as i used linux back when it was minix > > and have been doing unix admin work for 20 years now ;) > > > > joe > > well, unlike you there are now starting to be a number of > linux users that > are just windows users in disguise.;-) case in point, > duheveloper comes to > me with his laptop and tells me his "windows oracle doesn't > work anymore". > someone had installed linux on the laptop with dual boot > defaulted to linux > running gnome. and he couldn't tell the difference. boot > into windows and > every thing works fine. > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Orr, Steve INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
