--- bill thater <shrekdba@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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 your ORACLE shop size is?  And you are running what?  You need to compare
apples to apples.

- Vitaliy