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Re:Centos.rip by JayDoubleu on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @08:40AM (#25358298)
Oracle linux is not an alternative to anything. Anything with the name Oracle is no longer alternative to anything either.
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Re:Centos.rip by igotroot on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @08:52AM (#25358401)
No bullshit, but my org went to Oracle Linux and we haven't had any issues whatsoever.

Not saying to switch to it, but it isn't like the server implodes if you disconnect a credit card swiper from it.

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Re:Centos.rip by CydeWeys on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @08:57AM (#25358454)
Technical problems aren't the primary reason people recommend against using Oracle, it's the extortion that happens further down the road once they've got you locked in. And in the case of Oracle Linux, that seems to be almost a certainty at some point.
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Re:Centos.rip by igotroot on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @08:58AM (#25358469)
Fair point, they don't have the best track record :)
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Re:Centos.rip by edsemail123 on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @09:00AM (#25358487)
Same scenario as getting ingested by IBM after all
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Re:Centos.rip by mhd on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @10:06AM (#25359192)
I've always saw it as IBM = rabid salesmen, Oracle = rabid lawyers.
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Re:Centos.rip by bogwog on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @10:52AM (#25359841)
Two competing brands of lawnmowers.
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