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IBM Refuses To Certify Oracle Linux

Posted by kdawson on from the doesn't-look-red-to-me dept.

Andrew writes "IBM has thrown a spanner in the Oracle Linux works by refusing to certify that IBM's software portfolio will run and be supported on Oracle Unbreakable Linux. If IBM applications turn out to be incompatible with Oracle Linux, then it will be up to Oracle to resolve any issues. This conservative stance of IBM's is unlikely to help Oracle sell Linux subscriptions to businesses that use any of IBM's large software portfolio."

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  1. No wories by Anne+Thwacks · · Score: 4, Informative
    If you are not allergic to IBM, and need a powerful database, you would probably rather run db2 than Oracle anyway, especially if you are using other large IBM packages.

    IMNSHO, db2 pisses on Oracle from a great height.

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  2. Probably not really a refusal ... by quiberon2 · · Score: 5, Informative
    It's probably more a case of 'IBM has contracts in place with RedHat and Novell, and testing efforts in place, so that if a client buys (for example) IBM Websphere with an expectation of running on Linux, then IBM will warrant timely resolution of any defects that may threaten to get in the way of the IBM customer's use of the IBM product'.

    I'm fairly sure that if someone offers enough money, they could have that assurance on Oracle, Ubuntu, or anyone else's Linux too.

  3. Re:CentOS too by rubycodez · · Score: 3, Informative

    worth mentioning that HP does support RedHat, SuSE and Debian.