Great... the OS will be desupported by year end, and they release the download... I wonder if it will work on Z/OS April Wells Oracle DBA/Oracle Apps DBA Corporate Systems Amarillo Texas @>-->-->-- "Few people really enjoy the simple pleasure of flying a kite" Adam Wells age 11 "Imagination is the highest kite one can fly." Lauren Bacall -----Original Message----- From: jo_holvoet@xxxxxxxx [mailto:jo_holvoet@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:39 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: ORACLE SUN vs AIX 9.2 EE is available for download for Linux/390 on OTN. mvg/regards Jo Mladen Gogala <mladen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 03/10/2004 15:41 Please respond to oracle-l To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc: Subject: Re: ORACLE SUN vs AIX On 03/10/2004 03:50:49 AM, chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Jerome, > > Oracle tend to provide better support for SUN as it's the primary UNIX port > i.e. Oracle ships on SUN before AIX. > If you're having to make a strategic choice between SUN & AIX then I'd look at > which platform is likely to be around longest in the mainstream as well as the > other things you're looking at. This isn't easy to answer but trying to find > out how long IBM will keep AIX going before it all becomes Linux might be a > good place to start. > Speaking of Linux, does oracle support Linux/390? One 3090 600J can be bought very cheap these days and would look very nice in the living room, especially a little larger one. You can even Halon fire extinguisher and Liebert generator to power it up in case of power failure. With Linux, it would be a perfect engine for surfing the web and playing GNOME Tetris. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication, including attachments, is strictly confidential and for the intended use of the addressee only; it may also contain proprietary, price sensitive, or legally privileged information. Notice is hereby given that any disclosure, distribution, dissemination, use, or copying of the information by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and may be illegal. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail, delete this communication, and destroy all copies. Corporate Systems, Inc. has taken reasonable precautions to ensure that any attachment to this e-mail has been swept for viruses. We specifically disclaim all liability and will accept no responsibility for damage sustained as a result of software viruses and advise you to carry out your own virus checks before opening any attachment.