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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.
Re:Centos.rip by igotroot on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @08:58AM (#25358469)
Fair point, they don't have the best track record :)
Re:Centos.rip by edsemail123 on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @09:00AM (#25358487)
Same scenario as getting ingested by IBM after all
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.
Re:Centos.rip by bogwog on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @10:52AM (#25359841)
Two competing brands of lawnmowers.