Re: Sybase/Informix/Oracle can strike GOLD

Posted in 1998

Topics: Server Administration, Security, Permissions & Auditing, Platform-Specific Issues

gold_bag@yahoo.com — Tue, 24 Mar 1998 10:36:11 -0600 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

You may be wrong. LINUX is sold/fully supported (including technical support) from NOVELL CORPORATION's Caldera Incorported, based in Utah. Novell corporation (enemy of Microsoft) is selling Unix products for a long time and now they are selling linux called 'OpenLinux' packaged with 'Dr.Dos' and 'WABI' which will run all DOS, Windows3.1 and Win32 programs inside linux. visit: http://www.caldera.com Also, another company 'RedHat software Inc' North Carolina company is selling full technical support and Linux to commercial companies. visit : http://www.redhat.com Plus, many more .... http://www.wgs.com, http://www.suse.com , http://linuxcentral.com/ , http://www.linuxmall.com/ , http://www.lsl.com , http://www.cheapbytes.com Watch out: Borland Corporation is releasing its RDBMS SQL server 'Interbase' for linux very soon sometime in May/June this year.. to compete with Sybase and Oracle. Interbase database does not need a DBA person!! It is most easy to use and yet very powerful!! jeffd wrote: > > Everything in all posts is valid, but they seem to overlook the > management role of protecting assets. > > A manager can't just buy (or not buy) an OS. He or she has to > prove that the OS is a supported company in the industry; that it > has a business address, a fax number, personnel to answer support > and sales questions. Linux would have to be advertising their future > enhancements and cooperative development agreements with other software > vendors in trade journals to gain acceptance. > > Finally, they would have to CHARGE $$$ for on site support. 3rd level > management and above really believe that if a company doesn't show a > big black line quarterly report that they couldn't really have the > income to build a substantial software product that competes in the > industry. All these things will come to Linux, but upper management > isn't seeing them yet. > > Don't get me wrong...I'm a LINUX lover too. I even have my own > website (can't publish it here without getting flamed of course).