__/ [ 7 ] on Saturday 24 June 2006 21:22 \__
> Rick wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 20:03:20 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Ellison Continues to Talk About Oracle Linux Move
>>>
>>> Oracle CEO Makes Commments About Linux During Conference Call
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Observing that Linux is free to anybody and that the current Linux
>>> | distributions don't own their IP, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said that
>>> | Oracle could just go and take Linux, and support it better than anyone
>>> | else and become the "number one distributor."
>>> |
>>> | "And we may, in fact, do that in the future," he said Thursday during
>>> | the company's blowout fiscal Q4 earning call with analysts.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://linux.sys-con.com/read/239996.htm
>>
>> He may talk about it, but he also talked about buying Apple.
>> I highly doubt he is going to embrace something he cannot own and control.
>
> Why control other distros if you have your own distro?
I'm inclined to agree here. Ellison could establish his own
custom-made Linux distribution, which is optimised for the
task at hand. With his budget, he could employ a large army
of engineers. This could, in due time, and owing to the
nature of the GPL, be also exploited by PostgreSQL and
MySQL. They could benefit from Oracle's work. So, the
competitive advantage is somewhat jeopardised.
Best wishes,
Roy
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