Re: [Nolug] call for help: white papers to show my CIO regarding Linux, Unix & Oracle

On Fri, 2003-04-25 at 18:49, mikey@otisinc1.net wrote:
> > Besides running The One True OS,
>
> <taking_the_piss>
> Oh, you mean Solaris on a big fat SunKitty or E-XXXX? ;)
> </taking_the_piss>

No. The Sun people really pissed off the CIO, so now the only Unix
in the shop is HP-UX on HP-9000.

> > our shop runs lots of HP-9000s
> > with HP-SUX & Oracle 9i.
> ^^^^^^
> FWIW, I've always referred to HP-UX as PH-UX. That nickname alone should
> frighten the pointy-headed ones. :)
>
> Sorry for not being too helpful. I'm just in a giddy mood from playing
> with Oracle9i all day in a badly intended environment.

Is Oracle really as DBA-intensive as I've heard?

> My child hacked into your honour student's computer

If the child was *really* on the honor roll, s/he would be using
Linux, behind a strict minimalist-Linux firewall kept strictly
up to date. Thus, your juvenile delinquent wouldn't be able to
touch the honor student's computer.

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