From: paul@not.a.chance.ie   
      
   michaelnewport@yahoo.com says...   
      
      
   > Oracle has been an open-source software proponent for several years   
      
      
   For other people, yes, but not for itself.   
      
      
   > and heavily promotes the Linux OS as a platform for its server-based   
   > software,   
      
      
   Of course - why lock your clients into a platform supplied by a rival db   
   vendor? All the better if you can get the platform for free!   
      
      
   Paul...   
      
      
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