>From: "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@serendipita.com>
>Mike Badar said:
> >
> >> [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Obnoxio The Clown
>
> >> Just out of interest, Daniel, what's your personal best time
> >> for installing Oracle, given a raw, basic Unix box with
> >> nothing else loaded?
> >> The whole enchilada?
> > It took me 5 days, with help.
> >
> > My first IDS install, without help, took 4 hours.
>
>According to Daniel, you're an idiot. )
>

4 hours?
What? You took a lunch break?
:-)

Yeah, Oracle is a pig. And there are a lot of "Oracle certified" DBAs who
are incompetent.
Note: Its not just me saying this. I've got two guys who've standardized
their practice on Oracle and they say the same thing. They love this because
it means job security. ;-)

-G

__________________________________________________ _______________
PC Magazine’s 2007 editors’ choice for best Web mail—award-winning Windows
Live Hotmail.
http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotma...ini_pcmag_0507