Re: [HACKERS] [Fwd: SGVLLUG Oracle and Informix on Linux] - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] [Fwd: SGVLLUG Oracle and Informix on Linux]
Date
Msg-id 199807210536.BAA22533@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to [Fwd: SGVLLUG Oracle and Informix on Linux]  ("Thomas G. Lockhart" <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] [Fwd: SGVLLUG Oracle and Informix on Linux]
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> >   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.


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