Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-18 Thread Russell Coker
On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:35, David Lawn wrote: > While we're sort of on the topic of Database management systems on Debian, > what have people's experiences with sapdb been like? As from what I > understand sapdb is direct competition for oracle and is free. SapDB is not in Debian. The reason for t

Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-18 Thread Russell Coker
On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:35, David Lawn wrote: > While we're sort of on the topic of Database management systems on Debian, > what have people's experiences with sapdb been like? As from what I > understand sapdb is direct competition for oracle and is free. SapDB is not in Debian. The reason for t

Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 01:36:40PM +1200, Jones, Steven wrote: > Sap is moving to mysql, so I cant see any advantage in using SAP. I think that's an over-simplified view of the situation. The press release was vague, but my understanding is that SAP is providing technology and funding to MySQL.

RE: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Jones, Steven
Sap is moving to mysql, so I cant see any advantage in using SAP. regards Thing -Original Message- From: David Lawn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 18 June 2003 12:51 PM To: debian-isp@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 01:36:40PM +1200, Jones, Steven wrote: > Sap is moving to mysql, so I cant see any advantage in using SAP. I think that's an over-simplified view of the situation. The press release was vague, but my understanding is that SAP is providing technology and funding to MySQL.

RE: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread David Lawn
Wednesday, 18 June 2003 12:06 p.m. To: Tom?s N??ez Lirola Cc: debian-isp@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 01:45:06PM +0200, Tom?s N??ez Lirola wrote: > My boss is forcing me to install Red Hat. I am the sysad, and I p

Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Craig Sanders
On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 01:45:06PM +0200, Tom?s N??ez Lirola wrote: > My boss is forcing me to install Red Hat. I am the sysad, and I personally > prefer Debian, but it don't seem to be a reason for him. He worries about > Oracle not giving support to Debian users. But we don't have any Oracle > se

RE: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Jones, Steven
Sap is moving to mysql, so I cant see any advantage in using SAP. regards Thing -Original Message- From: David Lawn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 18 June 2003 12:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat While we&#x

RE: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Jones, Steven
s desktop that Im using/testing it for a thin client setup. regards Thing -Original Message- From: Dan MacNeil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 18 June 2003 11:01 AM To: debian-isp@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat I've

Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Dan MacNeil
I've spent time in both redhat & debian (though mostly in debian) apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade -s ; apt-get upgrade # if OK ...is zero $ up2date # $50 per year per machine. # fewer built in packages If $ is a concern to your boss, then postgres is probably the equal

RE: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread David Lawn
Wednesday, 18 June 2003 12:06 p.m. To: Tom?s N??ez Lirola Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 01:45:06PM +0200, Tom?s N??ez Lirola wrote: > My boss is forcing me to install Red Hat. I am the sysad, and I personally &g

Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Russell Coker
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 21:45, Tomàs Núñez Lirola wrote: > Oracle not giving support to Debian users. But we don't have any Oracle > server, he worries for the future. Oracle does not support all versions of Red Hat, and will not continue to support the currently supported versions for all time. If

Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Craig Sanders
On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 01:45:06PM +0200, Tom?s N??ez Lirola wrote: > My boss is forcing me to install Red Hat. I am the sysad, and I personally > prefer Debian, but it don't seem to be a reason for him. He worries about > Oracle not giving support to Debian users. But we don't have any Oracle > se

RE: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Jones, Steven
s desktop that Im using/testing it for a thin client setup. regards Thing -Original Message- From: Dan MacNeil [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 18 June 2003 11:01 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat I've spent tim

Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Dan MacNeil
I've spent time in both redhat & debian (though mostly in debian) apt-get update ; apt-get upgrade -s ; apt-get upgrade # if OK ...is zero $ up2date # $50 per year per machine. # fewer built in packages If $ is a concern to your boss, then postgres is probably the equal

Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Russell Coker
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 21:45, Tomàs Núñez Lirola wrote: > Oracle not giving support to Debian users. But we don't have any Oracle > server, he worries for the future. Oracle does not support all versions of Red Hat, and will not continue to support the currently supported versions for all time. If

Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Emile van Bergen
Hi, On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 01:45:06PM +0200, Tomàs Núñez Lirola wrote: > Hi > My boss is forcing me to install Red Hat. I am the sysad, and I personally > prefer Debian, but it don't seem to be a reason for him. He worries about > Oracle not giving support to Debian users. But we don't have an

Re: Slightly OT: They're forcing me to install Red Hat

2003-06-17 Thread Emile van Bergen
Hi, On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 01:45:06PM +0200, Tomàs Núñez Lirola wrote: > Hi > My boss is forcing me to install Red Hat. I am the sysad, and I personally > prefer Debian, but it don't seem to be a reason for him. He worries about > Oracle not giving support to Debian users. But we don't have an