>
> This is NOT only initial cost YOU have to jump through the same hoops every
> time Linux changes their os which is more often than Solaris (we ran on the
> same boxes same os for 7 years).

hmmmm.... all we've had to do is apply the kernel patches, reboot the
box and bring up the databases. maybe i've been lucky?


> And again you are running ORACLE why would you choose the worst possible
> hardware/os for it? This is an ORACLE list after all where we collaborate on
> the best practices of running ORACLE. ORACLE/Linux is not the best practice.

well, seems to work fine for us with no major problems. guess it may
be how you define best practice?


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