Re:Oracle 8i on Linux - WTF ? (Score 1)

Although I am not an Oracle guru, my installation experiences with several versions of Oracle on both Linux and Solaris boxen have always proven cumbersome to say the least. Of course, once we got an Oracle Ninja on our team these problems have all but disappeared. I can't speak specifically to the Linux 8i install, but I bet that the fancy dressings (i.e. generalized Linux distro logic) was scratched from the list in the rush to get 8i out the door. Despite delivery flaws, I like the fact the Oracle is pursuing Linux, even if it is for its own financial gains. I don't think Oracle is trying to please the home hacker, they are creating opportunities for mid to large(r) sized companies to move from more expensive Sun/HP solutions to Linux/Apache/Oracle clusters built from less expensive hardware. Of course large Sun/HP camps have quality control, support, and budget issues, and because of the Status Quo FUD, Linux is still pretty much marginalized (at least where I work!) -K The database isn't as important to me anymore, as long as my Perl DBI code runs fast!!!