Read the Unbreakable Linux FAQ for more information.
In order to receive support from Oracle for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES, the Oracle customer must maintain Standard or Premium support contracts with Red Hat. In order to receive support from Oracle for Novell or UnitedLinux operating system, the Oracle customer must maintain a support contract with Novell or with one of the other two UnitedLinux founding member companies (Conectiva and TurboLinux).
9. Why are Linux developers developing their applications using Oracle's software?
With Oracle8i, Oracle was the first database to support Linux. In 2003, Oracle9i Database was voted as the best database on Linux in the Editor's Choice Award by Linux Journal. The Journal noted that developers "can't ignore Oracle's sheer performance."
The same enterprise class Oracle products with proven track records are available for Linux. Oracle continues to attract Linux developers with database technology innovations that are highly available, with scalable clustering technology.
To date, more than 1.4 million copies of Oracle products for Linux have been downloaded from the Oracle Technology Network. Why would developers not develop their applications using Oracle software? Developers can download Oracle and Linux software from Oracle's Linux Developer Center.
10. Does Oracle run parts of its own business on Linux?
Yes. In an effort to streamline and lower the cost of our operations, Oracle has deployed Linux in various ways to make our infrastructure more efficient and less expensive. Oracle's internal IT organization has analyzed and found that Linux based systems are one of the most cost effective ways to reduce costs for IT infrastructure.
We have a large number of Linux based pilots and operational systems in use at Oracle today. In fact, all of Oracle's recently deployed and new outsourcing business runs on Linux. We run our Application Demo Systems and Technology Demo Systems, which consist of several hundred servers, on Linux.
These systems are utilized by Oracle's worldwide sales organization to provide Oracle E-Business Suite and Oracle Database with RAC demonstrations to customers and prospects.
In addition, several for our Global IT systems are now running on Linux. In October 2003, over 5,000 Oracle developers migrated over to use Linux as the platform on which we build the Oracle E-Business Suite product.
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