2009/9/25 Saifi Khan <saifi.k...@datasynergy.org> > On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > > > > > > i noticed that there is no Oracle available for FreeBSD > > > > > > http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/database/index.html > > > > > > > > > > What could be the reason for that ? > > > > > > > > Best ask direct of commercial application vendor Oracle. > > > > IE wave money under Oracle's nose & ask to purchase what you want. > > > > > > > > If Oracle think there's enough profit in it, there's many BSD > > > > consultants eg http://berklix.com/consultants/ willing to work. > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Julian > > > > -- > > > > > > i was wondering if there is any technical reason behind this ? > > > > Most unlikely. Ask Oracle & tell advocacy@ what you find out. > > I'd bet perceived market share & demand as ever, ie Money. > > > > Hi Julian: > > Here is the response on the Oracle forum thread to my posting, > > > """ > FreeBSD is a kernel not used in any extant operating system with > the sole exception being Apple's Mac OSX so you are heading, > full speed ahead, toward disappointment. FreeBSD handles many > things very differently from the UNIX System 5 standard so you > can not just kludge your way into this. > > What fascinates me about your request is why you care. FreeBSD > is going nowhere at a staggeringly fast pace. And to the same > place as went Oracle Database version 8.0. Obscurity. > > Install Oracle's Enterprise Linux and you will have a real > operating system in less time than you've spent monitoring this > thead. And as an additional value it will support the Oracle > technology stack while you are still young enough to use it. > """ > > and > """ > IF you can match up the system calls, then you can 'make it > work'. > """ > > The relevant links are > 1. http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=952076&tstart=0 > 2. http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=952076&tstart=0 > > The response seems to suggest that there is some feature used by > Oracle which is expected from a UNIX Sys 5 std and perhaps > FreeBSD does not support/have the syscall. > > Given the response, What is your analysis of the situation ? > > > thanks > Saifi. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" >
I have seen a guide on howto get oracle to run on bsd, it did use linux compatibility though. I have to say though the reality of the situation is you are probably best running oracle on solaris with a zfs fs underneath it. Forget the wrongs and rights and what should bes, the reality is you will find everything easier from a comercial support point of view with that combination. _______________________________________________ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
