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Oracle Switching To Linux

Posted by timothy on from the there's-floor-room-at-lwce-for-larry dept.

Bill Kendrick writes: "This Computerworld story quotes Oracle CEO Larry Ellison as saying 'We'll be on Linux no later than the summer, so we'll be running our whole business on Linux." When asked what this means for Unix vendors like Sun... "It will be several years before the big machine dies, but inevitably the big machine will die.' Ouch!"

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  1. Re:Page widening & Lengthening Day!!! by Em+Emalb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dude,

    you win. I can no longer browse at -1 for the funny trolls. Damn you ;)

    peace

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  2. Re:Page widening & Lengthening Day!!! by zangdesign · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Geez, someone has way too much free time on his hands.

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    To celebrate the occasion of my 1000th post, I will post no more forever on Slashdot. Goodbye.
  3. Re:50 on karma so here goes.... by Andrewkov · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I NEED NO MORE KARMA I HAVE BEEN STUCK AT 50 for a WEEK, PLEASE GIVE MOD POINTS TO THOSE MORE DESERVING !

    Me too, but I don't brag about it.

  4. Re:50 on karma so here goes.... by CDWert · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Actually I wasnt braggin it gets boring being pegged, I posted a couple of articles, sure to get modded down, what do you think happened, they get modded to a 4 and 5 .......

    Oh well......

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  5. Re:Isn't it a bit ironic... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    One time I made a cluster of Atari 2600s, and it sucked.

  6. Re:50 on karma so here goes.... by Andrewkov · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah, I know, although my previous comment took a beating!! Welcome back to 48 Karma! That will teach me to use the +1 bonus.

  7. Re:Gold Medal by Geekboy(Wizard) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    great sig man!