Comments on: Oracle to finish Linux makeover this year

The database giant will finish switching its programmers to Linux by the end of the year--and now is the top database seller for the open-source operating system.

[drstockton]

Linux Trend Accelerating

The number of major IT firms adopting Linux either for internal use or as a platform for deployment of their products shows that Linux adoption may soon trickle down to the "average" business server market.

[drstockton]

Linux Trend Accelerating

The number of major IT firms adopting Linux either for internal use or as a platform for deployment of their products shows that Linux adoption may soon trickle down to the "average" business server market.

[bjbrock]

The article referred to in this...

article regarding Dell's internal use of Linux is very interesting. Why would a company which sells only Windows OS's not use them internally? I guess Dell knows whose servers are the best. As Linux apps become more prevalent, you can bet Dell will can Windows at the desktop as well. Linux is simply a much better designed OS.

linux on a dell

actually, you can buy a Dell with linux. for example; a Dell Precision comes with " Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional or RedHat® Linux® 8.0"

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/precn?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh

[bjbrock]

The article referred to in this...

article regarding Dell's internal use of Linux is very interesting. Why would a company which sells only Windows OS's not use them internally? I guess Dell knows whose servers are the best. As Linux apps become more prevalent, you can bet Dell will can Windows at the desktop as well. Linux is simply a much better designed OS.

linux on a dell

actually, you can buy a Dell with linux. for example; a Dell Precision comes with " Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional or RedHat® Linux® 8.0"

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/precn?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh