[ale] FYI... Oracle, Informix & CA to port databases to Linux...

[Terry Lee Tucker]

Jay Finch wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
>         Here's a neat little article I saw on ZD-Net today.
> 
> Cheers!
> Jay
> -----
> Blurb:
> LINUX GAINS MORE SUPPORT
> The list of companies backing Linux, the open source operating system,
> continues to grow. Oracle is planning a Linux port of its database. Rival
> Informix will announce a gradual port to Linux -- starting with a database
> product and tools. And Computer Associates is working on a port of its
> relational database.  As Jesse noted in a recent Berst Alert, the freeware
> OS is legendary for its stability and flexibility.
> 
> Click here for Full Article:
> 
> http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/zdnn_smgraph_display/0,3441,2121004,00.html
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I work with the Progress Database and subscribe to their technical list
called the peg. This news came across yesterday and several people
(Linux users) are trying to get Progress to port their product.
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