Re: [Nolug] Often overlooked technique for that extra bit of added security

On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 19:34, Andrew S. Johnson wrote:
> On Saturday 11 January 2003 05:59 pm, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 14:48, Andrew S. Johnson wrote:
> > > On Saturday 11 January 2003 11:00 am, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 2003-01-11 at 08:57, Andrew S. Johnson wrote:
> > > > > On Saturday 11 January 2003 12:10 am, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > > > > > On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 22:59, Andrew S. Johnson wrote:
> > > > > > > On Friday 10 January 2003 10:47 pm, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 22:08, Andrew S. Johnson wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Friday 10 January 2003 08:03 pm, Ron Johnson wrote:
[snip]
> > > for Windoze NT. Our Oracle databases are the only production Linux boxes
> >
> > Hey!!! Billg & all of his paid shills ("independent" analysts") say
> > that Linux isn't ready yet. Besides, Windows' TCO is lower! Haven't
> > you heard?
>
> Heard what? Eh?
>
> >
> > So, you *MUST* take the database off Linux and put them on SQL Server.
> > You must!!!
>
> Actually, my prod Oracle database was on RH 6.2 for the last 2.5 years.
> Last month I migrated it from a Dell dual 800 w/2 gigs o'RAM to a Dell quad
> 1400 w/4 gigs o'RAM and RHAS 2.1, with 14 15k RPM drives set up with
> RAID 10. Dell wouldn't have been my first choice, but I'm not a bean counter,
> so I have to get what they'll let me have based on lease rates. Anyway, it
> sucks a lot less than the last one, and it hardly sucked at all. I think I rebooted
> it three times, all because of hardware problems. I'm hoping I can go the whole
> three year lease on the new one without rebooting. That would be over
> 1000 days.
>
> We used SQL Server once. Once.

So, in your opinion, based on real-life experience, BG and his
minions are lying thru their arses?

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