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@zoot.zzz.iipo.gtegs.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? :)