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>'A version of Mandrake Linux dedicated to these powerful
>64-bit processors can certainly accelerate MandrakeSoft's
>growing adoption in the Linux corporate market' said
>Jacques Le Marois, CEO of MandrakeSoft.

*swat* Bad CEO! Bad, bad! AMD is not doing very well in the corporate market. PHBs just don't like it. Sure, the grunts that take care of the machines like it, but they (we) just don't have the pull when it comes to writing a check. Imagine this conversation:

Me:"Hey boss, if we went with Corp_PC-A instead of Corp_PC-B, we would save about $200 per computer!"
Boss:"Really? What's the difference between the two?"
Me:"Corp_PC-B uses an AMD processor instead of an Intel."
Boss:"Whoa, now. The processor is pretty important, right? I don't think that we want to skimp there. We better 'go long' on the processor and trim the fat on memory and disk space. Oh, and stick a Trident video card in there for good measure! Silly hacker, what do you know about corporate responsibility. Go fix me turkey pot pie!"

OK, a little creative leeway. The point is that Intel has the aura of a rock-solid performer, while AMD has a hacker/gamer hippie case-modder feel.

Besides, AMD lost it's underdog luster to me when they struck a deal with Microsoft to testify on their behalf for an endorsement.

Matthew
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Hello,

My name is Matthew Chappee, and I'm the author of the Oracle Application Suite for Linux. It has been referenced in this discussion several times (usually just by address' oracle.mattshouse.com or www.mattshouse.com). There have been a lot of good ideas thrown around in this forum. I propose that we organize these nuggets so that we can address them in an organized manner. I'm actively developing my suite of applications, and am always looking for cool ideas. So, please CC me at matthew@mattshouse.com with your ideas, and we can start discussing the options on my mailing list.

Thanks,

Hello,

My name is Matthew Chappee, and I'm the author of the Oracle Application Suite for Linux. It has been referenced in this discussion several times (usually just by address' oracle.mattshouse.com or www.mattshouse.com). There have been a lot of good ideas thrown around in this forum. I propose that we organize these nuggets so that we can address them in an organized manner. I'm actively developing my suite of applications, and am always looking for cool ideas. So, please CC me at matthew@mattshouse.com with your ideas, and we can start discussing the options on my mailing list.

Thanks,

Hello,

My name is Matthew Chappee, and I'm the author of the Oracle Application Suite for Linux. It has been referenced in this discussion several times (usually just by address' oracle.mattshouse.com or www.mattshouse.com). There have been a lot of good ideas thrown around in this forum. I propose that we organize these nuggets so that we can address them in an organized manner. I'm actively developing my suite of applications, and am always looking for cool ideas. So, please CC me at matthew@mattshouse.com with your ideas, and we can start discussing the options on my mailing list.

Thanks,

First of join the Oracle-LINUX mailing list.

Send email to ListGuru@fatcity.com
In the body put SUBSCRIBE ORACLE-LINUX-L

Many a great discussion happens on this list. It does generate a TON of traffic though.

A good repository of tools is available at
here


"We hope you find fun and laughter in the new millenium" - Top half of fastfood gamepiece

Found these on freshmeat.. They look pretty neat..

http://oracle.mattshouse.com
http://www.oracletool.com

I had completely forgotten UF's references to M$ as the Evil Empire. When I saw on his site he was being served notices, and referred to the corporation as "The Evil Empire." I immediately latched on to an
article on MattsHouse that drew a cool parallel between M$/Evil Empire, Linux community/Rebellion, and FUD/Death Star in Return of the Jedi.

But he was probably just referring to his own work.

The correct URL is http://www.mattshouse.com/php3/filter.php3?file=/w ww/share/htdocs/filters/opinion.html.

check out a good article on MS FUD