Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-30 Thread LoH
The reality is that Oracle is meant to be a very expensive solution for companies that don't know what to do. This makes Red Hat etc an ideal contender for this situation as it promises full enterprise support. Whether it is the truth or if its even a good solution is completely irreverent

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-27 Thread Charlie Kester
On Sun 27 Sep 2009 at 12:25:50 PDT Chris Rees wrote: This guy replying to your post was a troll, basically. Ignore him, and Yep. It shows that some Linux fans are just as prone to creating FUD as their adversaries in the Windows world. I'd like to think the BSD community is better than that.

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-27 Thread Allen
Charlie Kester wrote: On Sun 27 Sep 2009 at 12:25:50 PDT Chris Rees wrote: This guy replying to your post was a troll, basically. Ignore him, and Yep. It shows that some Linux fans are just as prone to creating FUD as their adversaries in the Windows world. I'd like to think the BSD

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-27 Thread Michael Vince
On 25/09/2009 10:28 PM, Saifi Khan wrote: 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

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-26 Thread Saifi Khan
On Fri, 25 Sep 2009, Chad Perrin wrote: On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 09:15:43PM +0530, Saifi Khan wrote: i noticed that there is no Oracle available for FreeBSD http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/index.html I unfortunately don't have anything to offer as a direct

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-26 Thread Tony Theodore
Since the folks have prior experience with FreeBSD it seemed logical to try and setup Oracle on FreeBSD on IBM x-series server. Did you try the linux compatibility setup? It's for a much older version, but might be interesting to play with at least.

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-25 Thread 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

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-25 Thread Dag-Erling Smørgrav
Saifi Khan saifi.k...@datasynergy.org writes: The response seems to suggest [...] ...nothing except that whoever wrote it has absolutely no idea what they're talking about. DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - d...@des.no ___ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-25 Thread Steve Bertrand
Saifi Khan wrote: 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

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-25 Thread krad
2009/9/25 Saifi Khan saifi.k...@datasynergy.org 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

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-25 Thread Julian H. Stacey
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

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-25 Thread telmnstr
That whoever wrote that post is very closed minded, has no problem condemning something prior to investigation, and perhaps wears a pair of glasses that only come in one shade. Oracle is an expensive business application that is expected to be VERY reliable. It's expected to have a high end

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-25 Thread Andrew Gould
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 9:28 AM, telmn...@757.org wrote: That whoever wrote that post is very closed minded, has no problem condemning something prior to investigation, and perhaps wears a pair of glasses that only come in one shade. Oracle is an expensive business application that is

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-25 Thread Chad Perrin
On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 09:15:43PM +0530, Saifi Khan wrote: i noticed that there is no Oracle available for FreeBSD http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/index.html I unfortunately don't have anything to offer as a direct answer to that, other than perhaps Oracle's

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-25 Thread Chad Perrin
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 10:28:20AM -0400, telmn...@757.org wrote: I'd be willing to bet there is little to no commercial demand for Oracle on FreeBSD. I wonder how much difference Oracle availability on FreeBSD would make, here. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL:

why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-24 Thread Saifi Khan
Hi: This is a newbie query. 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 ? thanks Saifi. ___ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-24 Thread Julian H. Stacey
Saifi Khan wrote: Hi: This is a newbie query. 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

Re: why no Oracle on FreeBSD ?

2009-09-24 Thread Saifi Khan
On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Julian H. Stacey wrote: Saifi Khan wrote: Hi: This is a newbie query. 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