SV: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-13 Thread Magnus Rydin
Title: SV: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note. Please, drop this damn thread. The list is obviosly not censured, just a bit sucky. No one will wake up next to a swedish meatball smeared with cowberry jam and mashed potatoes.. Stop accusing people of being paranoid etc, it only floods

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-13 Thread Joseph B. Ottinger
On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Jay Armstrong wrote: Joseph, You see, Joseph, it's this kind of humor that makes people think of waking up next to their favorite racehorse's head. Not sure what your point is, here, pardner. After all, I was saying this My point is that some slow people, like me,

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-12 Thread Joseph B. Ottinger
On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Jay Armstrong wrote: Joseph, Generally, I agree, but... I am not applauding the support for WebLogic, WebsFear, IPlanit, etc, but if I report a problem with WebLogic to BEA, eventually it will filter to the gurus, who will respond (usually they ask for a

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-12 Thread Jay Armstrong
At 02:18 AM 6/12/01 -0500, you wrote: On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Jay Armstrong wrote: Joseph, Generally, I agree, but... I am not applauding the support for WebLogic, WebsFear, IPlanit, etc, but if I report a problem with WebLogic to BEA, eventually it will filter to the gurus, who will

Re: RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-12 Thread John Hogan
Their j2ee implementations seemed like a bunch of open source glued together. Throw in the oddDuck idea of running ejb's inside the db server and it's no wonder they threw it away. Perhaps because they couldn't give it away. _ Get your free E-mail at

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-12 Thread Joseph B. Ottinger
On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Jay Armstrong wrote: Sure, I can understand this -- good thing we have orionsupport.com, which isn't affiliated with Ironflare. This is why I've never been willing to advertise anything on orionsupport, and why I'm not directly affiliated in any way with Ironflare -

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-12 Thread Jeff Schnitzer
From: Jay Armstrong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Seriously, smartass, I'd like a 'yes' or 'no' answer from you: do you really think the CIA doesn't monitor the web? I'm not a smartass. I'm just out to get you :-) From Catch-22: They're trying to kill me, Yossarian told him calmly.

Re: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-12 Thread Christopher J. Woods
Joseph B. Ottinger wrote: On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Jay Armstrong wrote: [...] Greetings, I respectfully request that those carrying on the conspiracy thread of discussion please take it off-list. It has comprised, I estimate, at least 50% of the orion-interest list the past few days. Thanks!

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-12 Thread Jay Armstrong
Joseph, At 12:57 PM 6/12/01 -0500, you wrote: On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Jay Armstrong wrote: Sure, I can understand this -- good thing we have orionsupport.com, which isn't affiliated with Ironflare. This is why I've never been willing to advertise anything on orionsupport, and why I'm not

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-11 Thread Jay Armstrong
I apologize to the group for responding in kind to a personal flame that was off topic. I am well aware it's off topic, but you and Jeff made a personal attack. As usual, you have avoided the facts. I'm happy to take this one off line with you, just as soon as you publicly apologize for your

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-11 Thread Jay Armstrong
We've all tried presenting the facts to you regarding the Oracle deal, but all we seem to be getting in respose is a descent into your own personal madness. How about summing up the problems you have in a few short lines that won't cause cynics like me to laugh or respond so unpleasantly? Hani

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-11 Thread Nathan Phelps
On a different note concerning the Oracle deal: I wasn't at JavaOne, but I've been reading all about it on the web. One news story that I've seen a lot about is Larry Ellison and Bill Coleman's little fight. Oracle has put Orion in the big leagues... I mean, Karl could have produced all sorts

Re: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-11 Thread Johan Fredriksson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 11:30 PM Subject: RE: Oracle deal gag From: Jay Armstrong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [...paranoia...] Have you ever considered that maybe your communications are being intercepted and preprocessed by a CIA computer? Do you hear clicking noises

Re: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-11 Thread Johan Fredriksson
What is your point? Johan - Original Message - From: Jay Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Orion-Interest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 3:51 PM Subject: RE: Oracle deal gag We've all tried presenting the facts to you regarding the Oracle deal, but all we seem

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-11 Thread Jay Armstrong
Nathan, A lot of what you're saying is true. I acknowledge that Orion is relatively fast and has some great features (like auto-reconfigure), but I recall that Orion used to claim that it was the fastest J2EE product (or something like that), then had to remove that claim from the

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-11 Thread elephantwalker
: RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note. Nathan, A lot of what you're saying is true. I acknowledge that Orion is relatively fast and has some great features (like auto-reconfigure), but I recall that Orion used to claim that it was the fastest J2EE product (or something like

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-11 Thread Joseph B. Ottinger
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Oracle deal gag Just for fun, try bitching about the original issue. I tried twice (two days ago and one day ago) to respond to Karl Avendal's response to me on this thread and it's not showing up. At 12:48 PM 6/9/01 -0700, you wrote: Haha, I know... Hani

Re: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-11 Thread Ray Harrison
, Jay --- Johan Fredriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is your point? Johan - Original Message - From: Jay Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Orion-Interest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 3:51 PM Subject: RE: Oracle deal gag We've all tried presenting

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-11 Thread Ray Harrison
If I recall correctly, BEA did not challenge them (Ironflare/Evermind)with any numbers of their own, they just wanted them to remove their BEA reference. That would have appeared to have been just an action by BEA spin doctors and the legal department. So I will be interested when Oracle runs

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-11 Thread Eric Knight
Enough! -Original Message- From: Johan Fredriksson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 9:40 AM To: Orion-Interest Subject: Re: Oracle deal gag What is your point? Johan - Original Message - From: Jay Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Orion-Interest [EMAIL

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-11 Thread Joseph B. Ottinger
On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Jay Armstrong wrote: Nathan, A lot of what you're saying is true. I acknowledge that Orion is relatively fast and has some great features (like auto-reconfigure), but I recall that Orion used to claim that it was the fastest J2EE product (or something like that),

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-11 Thread Robert S. Sfeir
Wow, I never realized engineers had become so immature! Can we stop filling our mailboxes with junk? Get off the stupid list if you're so unhappy! You have a choice! Stay on the boat and can it, or get off the boat to something that will make you happier! R Robert S. Sfeir Director of

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-11 Thread Jay Armstrong
. Regards, the elephantwalker -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jay Armstrong Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 10:22 AM To: Orion-Interest Subject: RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note. Nathan, A lot of what you're saying is true. I

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-11 Thread Jay Armstrong
Joseph, Generally, I agree, but... I am not applauding the support for WebLogic, WebsFear, IPlanit, etc, but if I report a problem with WebLogic to BEA, eventually it will filter to the gurus, who will respond (usually they ask for a reconfigure, restart, and a dump). And usually if

RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note.

2001-06-11 Thread Don Gaul
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of elephantwalker Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 11:53 AM To: Orion-Interest Subject: RE: Oracle deal gag... but on a different note. J, I am an oracle customer. All you have to do is call support, and they answer questions about orion. They also have good

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-10 Thread Jay Armstrong
] Subject: Oracle deal gag Just for fun, try bitching about the original issue. I tried twice (two days ago and one day ago) to respond to Karl Avendal's response to me on this thread and it's not showing up. At 12:48 PM 6/9/01 -0700, you wrote: Haha, I know... Hani just said we should bitch so I

Re: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-10 Thread David Kinnvall
From: Jay Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] EW, [snip] After my criticism, subsequent messages from others on the original thread (RE: Oracle deal) also went through fine, but none of them were critical of Ironflare. In fact, all of them either told me to shut up (Greg Stickley and Hani Suleiman,

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-10 Thread Mike Cannon-Brookes
Jay, Might I say in advance that I've read your posts in the past and they are good, however this one is severly off the mark and badly wrong in judgement. After my criticism, subsequent messages from others on the original thread (RE: Oracle deal) also went through fine, but none of them

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-10 Thread Hani Suleiman
Orion. Regards, the elephantwalker -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of J Armstrong Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 3:50 PM To: Orion-Interest Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Oracle deal gag Just for fun, try bitching about

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-10 Thread Jay Armstrong
-Interest Subject: RE: Oracle deal gag EW, The message to which you replied has a slightly different title and is from my alternate email address ([EMAIL PROTECTED], not [EMAIL PROTECTED]). It went through just fine. After my criticism, subsequent messages from others on the original thread (RE

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-10 Thread elephantwalker
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jay Armstrong Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 12:54 PM To: Orion-Interest Subject: RE: Oracle deal gag Okay, EW. I'll agree that some things are apparently not getting through. They can write a great J2EE product, but can't get

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-10 Thread Jeff Schnitzer
From: Jay Armstrong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] [...paranoia...] Have you ever considered that maybe your communications are being intercepted and preprocessed by a CIA computer? Do you hear clicking noises every time you pick up the phone? You have accidentally sumbled across The Swedish

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-10 Thread Gregory T Stickley
...CLIP... If it's a list problem, okay, but how can we possibly know? Time will tell,... ...CLIP... Since you are even able to say Time will tell why don't you just wait and see if Ironflare's personality changes over time instead of assuming the worst.

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-10 Thread Jay Armstrong
Even paranoid people have enemies. I've never suggested a conspiracy. The response I got from Karl was an immediate reaction to my comment that their testing was done for free. Now testing/bug reporting by the open community will directly help Oracle. Try dealing with facts. Six months ago,

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-10 Thread Hani Suleiman
Well, you're kinda asking for it, but your credentials clearly show why you're so paranoid and are on very, umm, thin ground when it comes to mental well being. We've all tried presenting the facts to you regarding the Oracle deal, but all we seem to be getting in respose is a descent into your

Oracle deal gag

2001-06-09 Thread J Armstrong
Just for fun, try bitching about the original issue. I tried twice (two days ago and one day ago) to respond to Karl Avendal's response to me on this thread and it's not showing up. At 12:48 PM 6/9/01 -0700, you wrote: Haha, I know... Hani just said we should bitch so I did :P - Phillip ---

RE: Oracle deal gag

2001-06-09 Thread elephantwalker
...don't blame Orion. Regards, the elephantwalker -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of J Armstrong Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 3:50 PM To: Orion-Interest Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Oracle deal gag Just for fun, try bitching about