[plug] Database on Linux

Paul Wilson hooker at opera.iinet.net.au
Wed Nov 25 18:03:32 WST 1998


From: Peter Robinson <ribbo at iinet.net.au> :
> You forgot Sybase ASE -> its totally free under Linux, not sure of the
> details. With Oracle its free to developers but if you want to use it
> commericially you have to pay, Sybase you can use it commercially for
free
> as well. That is why distributed.net is going to use it for there new
> Stats server along with Linux unlike the NT + MSSQL they currently use.

Do you have any more information ?  I've found an announcement of intent on
the Sybase site, but it only refers you to the companies (like  Red Hat &
Debian) who provide Linux distributions. Red Hat have a press release but
an absence of product.

Perhaps I'm too early.

Paul



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