Oracle intersted in buying Ubunutu

[Chanchao]

On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 14:49 +1000, Alexander Jacob Tsykin wrote:

> Let me start by saying I am NOT in favour of selling Ubuntu, so please don't 
> flame me. 

:)  

> If Linux is to take on Microsoft and win, it will have to have commercial 
> backers. End of story. 

I'm not sure that 'beating Microsoft' should be a goal in itself.  And
Canonical *IS* a commercial backer. 

> If this means that Oracle, or Novell, or Redhat or any 
> other company interested in Linux is to have a say in the direction of the 
> Operating System, then so be it.

I dislike Oracle almost as much as Microsoft.. perhaps more so. Their
software quality and support quality is atrocious.  That currently
Microsoft is on top doesn't mean that Oracle can't be just as evil.

Cheers,
Chanchao