On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I run Linux everywhere it makes sense, and have for more years than most > (I've been running Linux-based ISPs for over 14 years and Linux on my > desktop for longer than that). It just doesn't make sense in an ISP > environment to run Linux on the routers. And, from what I can see, most people who have experience think like you. (I'll of course be glad to hear anybody who disagrees with this.) Over the last years, 2 providers, each competing agains the other, also told me they needed hardware based routers. As for running huge databases, I believe big corporations would go for Oracle, maybe DB2, Oracle now supports both a version of /Unbreakable/ :) Linux and Solaris. Large scientific organizations -- the CERN, for instance -- seem to be doing well on their own. So where is Red Hat headed, in which field are they specializing? I've heard of cloud computing/virtualization. What else? What kind of companies are they dealing with? I believe, for instance, that the NYSE is with them. Who else? Isn't this pretty much a database service? It seems the NYSE is thinking like me and decided they wouldn't get their OS from a company that calls "their" blindly copied OS "Unbreakable". Is it possible that Oracle knows so much about databases and no so much about OSes? Note: Please all, try not to phrase your answers in technical mumbo-jumbo. I get lost quickly. I'm just trying to get a general overview. I'm not going to implement a large database or router on my desktop and require Oracle's or Red Hat's services any time soon :) Regards! -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
