Re: This is just wrong

2003-11-06 Thread Paul Drake
Tim, Oracle has even produced a "developer's release" of Oracle9.2 for Mac OS X, downloadable from OTN. that was released in Sept 2002. releases of 8.1.6 and 8.1.7 were supposed to be released for production usage, according to articles floated by Bob Shrimpi. Those never happened. What do you

Re: This is just wrong

2003-11-06 Thread Tim Gorman
I doubt it too. I don¹t see MAC as a serious server, and it would probably be a mistake for Apple to go in that direction... However, I hope that Oracle releases a 10g ³developer¹s release² for OS X, so I can keep up by having it on my laptop. What they did with 9.2 is just fine with me... on

RE: This is just wrong

2003-11-06 Thread Jesse, Rich
PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 11:24 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: Re: This is just wrong I live on a Mac laptop. I chose to do so because there are only three possible alternatives for laptop (or PC) users: - Windows - anti-Windows (i.e

RE: This is just wrong

2003-11-06 Thread Rognes, Sten
. Really the only downside is the price tag, beats all other desktop platforms in all other areas. Sten -Original Message-From: Paul Drake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 11:09 PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: Re: This is just

Re: This is just wrong

2003-11-05 Thread Jared Still
I can answer that, or at least try. When you buy a Mac with OSX, you're getting a system that is fairly complete, and is supported by the HW vendor. In contrast, when you install RedHat, ( or any other linux ) for personal use, it can be a real pain in some respects. For instance: I use

Re[2]: This is just wrong

2003-11-05 Thread Jonathan Gennick
Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 9:44:25 PM, Mladen Gogala ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: MG Jonathan, you're a very smart guy and a very nice one as well but I cannot MG make sense of this clarification of yours. Hey, it's possible that my comments make no sense. I never promise to make sensegrin. MG

RE: This is just wrong

2003-11-05 Thread Thater, William
Jared Still scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon: Linux on the desktop is still not for the average user, it's for geeks only IMO, or those fortunate enough to have a resident geek to maintain it. ( my family for instance ) and this is the reason my home laptop runs XP pro. i don't have

Re: Re[2]: This is just wrong

2003-11-05 Thread Mladen Gogala
Actually, I am sorry to hear that. I hoped that you started moonlighting as an Apple salesman and that every buyer of Cary's book will get a free G5. It would be nice, don't you think? On 11/05/2003 08:04:24 AM, Jonathan Gennick wrote: Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 9:44:25 PM, Mladen Gogala

RE: This is just wrong

2003-11-05 Thread Goulet, Dick
Your right, take a visit at www.lindows.com. Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA -Original Message- Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 7:19 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Redhat recommending windoze for desktop.

Re: This is just wrong

2003-11-05 Thread Tim Gorman
I live on a Mac laptop. I chose to do so because there are only three possible alternatives for laptop (or PC) users: - Windows - anti-Windows (i.e. Linux) - the middle-ground (i.e. Mac) The Mac is mature (20 years) and has applications, such as Microsoft Office, Netscape, etc. I have no

This is just wrong

2003-11-04 Thread Joe Testa
Redhat recommending windoze for desktop. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5101690.html -- Joseph S Testa Chief Technology Officer Data Management Consulting 614-791-9000 It's all about the CACHE -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Joe Testa INET: [EMAIL

Re: This is just wrong

2003-11-04 Thread Mladen Gogala
See? I might have been onto something with that spoof. On 2003.11.04 19:19, Joe Testa wrote: Redhat recommending windoze for desktop. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5101690.html -- Joseph S Testa Chief Technology Officer Data Management Consulting 614-791-9000 It's all about the CACHE --

Re: This is just wrong

2003-11-04 Thread Jonathan Gennick
Tuesday, November 4, 2003, 7:19:25 PM, Joe Testa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: JT Redhat recommending windoze for desktop. JT http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5101690.html I find that assessment reasonable. It's no slam against Linux, just a recognition that for perhaps the vast majority of

Re: This is just wrong

2003-11-04 Thread Mladen Gogala
Jonathan, you're a very smart guy and a very nice one as well but I cannot make sense of this clarification of yours. Would you care to explain it a bit? What confuses me is that you agree that one version of Unix (Linux) is not appropriate for a home user, but then, in the same message,