Re: Re[2]: FW: FREE ORACLE SOFTWARE!

>Thomas Kyte wrote: > >Further back in this thread, someone claimed Oracle was touting a >benchmark number Oracle got on Unix versus the benchmark number >Informix got on DOS. I was trying to point out that > >1.) Oracle was running on a more 'dos' like OS then Informix, not the >other way around >2.) Informix was running on Unix >3.) the hardware used was IDENTICAL >4.) the vendor (Oracle/Informix) picked the OS, not PC-Mag >5.) the vendor opted to participate in the benchmark, they were not >forced to, they have the option to not participate. The article in >PC-Mag in fact lists a couple of vendors who were asked to participate >but declined. No, Thomas, you're in error here. I read the original review done in PC Magazine, and the version of OnLine run was OnLine for Novell/DOS. Nice try. Incidentally, the PC Mag review was about high-end database systems and the intention was that Unix *not* be used. Bill Williams E-Mail: bwilliam@jaxnet.com Flames: nobody@nowhere.com -or- redirect to /dev/null +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Disclaimer: My views, opinions, and judgments are my own. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | "Free scientific inquiry" is a redundancy. | | "Free governmental inquiry" is self-contradictory. | | | | Be sure to read "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. It's the world's | | greatest novel, rated #2 of those books readers said had the | | most impact on their lives (NY Times readership poll)! | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+