Oracle intersted in buying Ubunutu

[Alexander Jacob Tsykin]

On Wednesday 19 April 2006 19:38, Chanchao wrote:
> 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.
>
but should not be the only one. I was talking here about Linux generally, not 
just Ubuntu
> > 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.
>
Microsoft is not evil in my opinion. They make good and easy-to-use software. 
There are plenty of circumstances I could not recommend the use of Linux for, 
because it is simply not ready. And when criticising the quality of Oracle's 
software, consider that they essentially own the database market, so they 
must be doing something right.
> Cheers,
> Chanchao
Sasha