I don't understand what you say when you write "if you want Oracle's backing you will need an enterprise edition - you must mean RedHat Enterprise Edition - not Oracle - correct? Thanks, Paula=20 -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Johnson, George Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:51 AM To: 'all_about_oracle@xxxxxxxxxx'; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Oracle Linux vs Unix We are currently looking into moving from Solaris to Linux, but be careful. Yes the Linux software is generally "free" but the supported vendors will need at least $500(US) up to $2500 per server for 24x7 support, dependendent upon hardware (no of CPU's etc) and if you want Oracle's backing you will need an enterprise edition, RedHat want about $2000 a copy of RedHat AS v3.0 in the UK. If your shop is used to paying through the nose for support to vendors like Sun, then these figures don't seem so bad. The real savings come from the use of commodity Intel hardware! Just my tuppence worth, that we have discovered in our investigations so far. Happy to be shot-down and corrected! George J=09 -----Original Message----- From: Oracle [mailto:all_about_oracle@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 30 Nov 2004 15:36 To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Oracle Linux vs Unix Hi all, I have a project, need your input the spec is like this 2 or 3 instances OLTP 30 - 40 GB,=20 1 datawarehouse 1 TB or may be 20 - 25% more 50 - 100 clients in LAN=20 what do you think about=20 Linux (Redhat, or ???)=20 vs=20 Unix (only SunOS in the market, HPUX ???). As you know Solaris 10 and Redhat for now are free. If you have any news from net please post the url regards, Jones. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l ************************************************************************ **** This message contains confidential information and is intended only=20 for the individual or entity named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. =20 Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received=20 this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this=20 message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. =20 If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as an invitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments. GAM operates in many jurisdictions and is=20 regulated or licensed in those jurisdictions as required. ************************************************************************ **** -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach CanIt if this mail (ID 17185918) is spam: Spam: https://dohsmsi01.doh.state.fl.us/canit/b.php?c=3Ds&i=3D17185918&m=3Df100= 3d5bd dd3 Not spam: https://dohsmsi01.doh.state.fl.us/canit/b.php?c=3Dn&i=3D17185918&m=3Df100= 3d5bd dd3 Forget vote: https://dohsmsi01.doh.state.fl.us/canit/b.php?c=3Df&i=3D17185918&m=3Df100= 3d5bd dd3 ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l