From: "Marlon Ray Sampson" <compscipro@email.msn.com>
To: "Caldera Users" <caldera-users@rim.caldera.com>
Subject: Caldera User since Preview I says bye CALDERA  WHY glibc, SYBASE, STAROFFICE, & ORACLE 8.0.5 !!!!
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 19:51:41 -0600

SomeWhat Regretfully, I have just Web purchased RH5.2 for  $58.90.

I first saw Oracle on Linux on Caldera's Web Page.  I am employed as a
Senior Oracle DBA at a very large National Media Company.  I would love to
get linux in production there.  Red Hat is there already as an unofficial
tool.

I went from CND1.0 to Openlinux 1.3 over Red Hat, because of two reason
primarily Sybase and the Novell connectivity.  I think Caldera's Marketing
is "TO AHEAD" of the lastest release of their out of the box capablities.
And support for past product is lacking severly via Caldera's Internet Site.
I have every email message on the list since PV1.  I would be lost if not
for it.

But, glibc issues with your Openlinux is HOT.  I have try the upgrade using
GNU's HOWTO.  I got the production release of Oracle 8 installer to run with
out the run-time glibc.X.rpm.  But, I still had compile problems.  I could
have make a mistake in bring the old /usr/include back.  The HOWTO was
diffcult for a OL1.3 realease.

But, after two week ends of working on the installation,
I will just use RH5.2 and hopefully install Oracle 8 after RH52 is delivered
in 2 - 3 days.

If some wants my PVI,PVII,CND1.0 or OpenLinux 1.3 I will give you a
hell-of-a-price for them.

If not, I hope I can at least backup my NOVELL server using OL1.3 and with
my new
Seagate STD2400 SCSI tape drive.  Any ideas ???  I got the protocols
running.  Is Purchasing BRU2000 the BEST WAY to GO.

Compscipro

Computer Science Professional

BS in Software Development 1984, Large VAXCluster Manager, Solaris
Administator,
currently Senior Oracle DBA,  but I LOVE LINUX

Thanks Caldera for the Introduction