Oracle And Open Source

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"Today a scheduling miracle happened--for once I was in the same town as the event I was invited to--and I got to hear Omar Tazi speak to a local Oracle users group about open source. Omar gave an excellent presentation, and clarified several points that often confuse folks when they try to relate Oracle and open source.

"Unbreakable Linux Is NOT A Distribution

"I hear this all the time. People think that Oracle has created their own distribution of Linux. Not true. Oracle Unbreakable Linux is simply a support program that provides enterprises with world-class, global support for Linux. In most cases, Oracle customers are looking for a single scapegoat, and blaming Oracle for Linux fits their 'one throat to choke' requirements..."

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