Oracle Switching To Linux

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Posted by timothy on Thursday January 31, 2002 @08:42AM 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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Re:Page widening & Lengthening Day!!! by Em+Emalb · 2002-01-31 08:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Dude,

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

peace

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Re:Page widening & Lengthening Day!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-31 08:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic

yea, its a bitch when all the decent -1 posters get ignored because of assholes like this.
Re:Page widening & Lengthening Day!!! by zangdesign · 2002-01-31 09:03 · Score: 0, Offtopic

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

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Re:50 on karma so here goes.... by Andrewkov · 2002-01-31 09:05 · 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.
Re:50 on karma so here goes.... by CDWert · 2002-01-31 09:16 · 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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Re:Isn't it a bit ironic... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-31 09:36 · Score: 0, Offtopic

One time I made a cluster of Atari 2600s, and it sucked.
Re:50 on karma so here goes.... by Andrewkov · 2002-01-31 09:43 · 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.
Re:Just more of... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-31 10:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Ha! Nice moderation, assfucks.
Re:Gold Medal by Geekboy(Wizard) · 2002-01-31 10:49 · Score: 0, Offtopic

great sig man!
Ellison and Ashcroft by Anonymous Coward · 2002-01-31 12:24 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Sorry, off subject too much likely, but I hear Ashcroft and Ellison are secret gay lovers.