:Always On: Open Source: Good for the OS, But Not for the Database
Always On: Open Source: Good for the OS, But Not for the Database Oct 9, 2004, 16 :00 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (5209 reads)
"Larry Ellison waxed eloquent at the Wall Street Journal's D Conference this summer, telling interviewers Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher why he thinks Linux is the way to go. He was less enthusiastic about open source when it came to Oracle's products, however, as an audience member found out when he asked the Oracle CEO about that very topic.
"Question: Let me ask you about Linux and open source. You've said you're going to support it. Obviously your products also run on Windows--
"Ellison: We're utterly promiscuous. We run on Linux as well..."
