ORACLE: Linux is now at Oracle's website. | Linux Today

ORACLE: Linux is now at Oracle’s website.

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 7, 1998

“To put it mildly, the response was overwhelming. When told that
Oracle was making available an early-adopter release of its Oracle8
database ported to Linux, over ten thousand developers responded
during the course of twelve days. Some would say that this response
is proof that Linux has arrived. “

Right on Oracle’s homepage is a nice graphic displaying the
Linux logo.
The pages that follow are overwhelmingly positive.

“When compared with Windows NT, Linux offers more stability,
better performance, and increased security for Internet service
providers”

Oracle Home Page

Oracle embraces
Linux

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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