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Re: [PLUG] Maybe OT - "Supported" Unix on Intel CPUs?
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Hey, does your boss have pointy hair :)
Anyway, it is unfortunate that he feels that way about Linux, as I have
deployed it in many production environments without any issues (including
mission critical Oracle databases). That sort of prejudice will also steer
him away from BSD (which is another great OS). I guess if he is willing to
spend the dough, you can look into Solaris x86 (by Sun, who I am sure will
greatly appreciate his charitable contribution.)
Iman Mayes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Leone" <turgon@mike-leone.com>
To: <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 11:08 AM
Subject: [PLUG] Maybe OT - "Supported" Unix on Intel CPUs?
> This is a little bit OT, but I figured someone here would know.
>
> I have this IBM RS/6000 box that we're looking into replacing/upgrading.
> This box runs PICK, which is a virtual database environment, kind of the
> way Oracle & DB2 are their own environments. Anyway, we happen to have
> this server level PC lying around (an Intel P4-based box, lotta RAM and
> RAID), and the boss is wondering if we could use it, instead of a new
> RS/6000. New RS/6000 hardware is expensive. :-)
>
> Pick will run on many OSes (AIX, HP, Linux, Sun, etc), but the boss
> doesn't want to use Linux, because it's "not supported" - meaning no one
> company to call for support. Yes, yes, I know RH has a server version, and
> paid support. He doesn't want to use Linux, because this is mission
> critical, etc. Everything you've ever heard about why Linux hasn't broken
> into mission critical buisness apps. But he says he might consider Unix on
> that box, providing we can get the same level of support for this new
> version of Unix, that we (very expensively) get from IBM with AIX.
>
> Let's not even mention the fact that the new RS/6000 would be one of those
> 64 bit versions, etc, and the other hardware is basically a clone box.
>
> <SIGH>
>
> That's a bit out of my depth. Are there any "real" Unices that run on
> Intel CPUs, that are supported like that? I don't believe so. Most of the
> "real" Unix vendors are on proprietary hardware, aren't they? (IBM w/AIX,
> Sun /Solaris on their SPARC machines, HP similarly, etc).
>
> I keep thinking phrases like "Penny wise, pound foolish", but what do I
> know? :-)
>
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