Let's not forget one thing. Oracle has one motivation - profits. If it wasn't profitable to support Linux they wouldn't do it.
The same thing goes for IBM, HP, Sun and any other company out there that has a Linux offering. Personally I think we should all be gloating. These huge companies finally discovered what so many of us have known for years. Linux is a robust, stable, cost effective server solution - so why not use it.
Let's not idealize any of these companies just because they made a business decision that coincides with our ideals. Any of them could drop their Linux support tomorrow if it became unprofitable.
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Why patch??? This is CLEARLY a feature!
Let's not forget one thing. Oracle has one motivation - profits. If it wasn't profitable to support Linux they wouldn't do it. The same thing goes for IBM, HP, Sun and any other company out there that has a Linux offering. Personally I think we should all be gloating. These huge companies finally discovered what so many of us have known for years. Linux is a robust, stable, cost effective server solution - so why not use it. Let's not idealize any of these companies just because they made a business decision that coincides with our ideals. Any of them could drop their Linux support tomorrow if it became unprofitable.