Re: [HACKERS] [Fwd: SGVLLUG Oracle and Informix on Linux]

On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > > browse: <http://www.msnbc.com/news/181503.asp>. Thanks
> > > to Greg Smith <greg(at)zoot(dot)zzz(dot)iipo(dot)gtegs(dot)com> for forwarding.
> >
> > After shying away from the Linux platform for several months,
> > Informix Corp. will do an about face at its international users
> > conference in Seattle this week. Archrival Oracle Corp. is
> > expected to put its stamp on approval on Linux this week as
> > well, by announcing plans to do a Linux port of its Oracle
> > database, according to sources.
> >
> > Ooh. We're getting some serious company. Wonder if they'll be able to
> > catch up with Postgres :)
>
> Ingres II is going to release on Linux too. So now we have Informix,
> Oracle, and Ingres to compete with. Yikes.

Compete with? They are all releasing free versions for Linux, vs
the 10's of thousands of dollars they cost for the other operating
systems? :)