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Is Unbreakable a long-term Linux play?
July 17, 2007
I was pondering this morning what progress Oracle had made on its Unbreakable Linux initiative since the last update but was too busy to follow it up.
A couple of hours later and the question was partially answered with the news that Oracle and Symantec are certifying Veritas storage management software on Oracle Enterprise Linux.
It’s a significant announcement for Oracle, that’s for sure, but in terms of Grade A enterprise software support, it remains the exception, rather than the rule.
Oracle announced a list of vendors supporting OEL in April, including EMC and IBM but as I noted at the time:
“While there are some big name hardware vendors in the list of supporters announced by Oracle, none of the top 15 software vendors (apart from Oracle itself) have announced support for specific applications on OEL.”
Symantec’s endorsement means that claim is no longer true, but it is just one of many potential ISVs Oracle will have to woo if its customers are to get true value from OEL.
UPDATE While Oracle claims that partners do not need to re-run their RHEL certification tests to certify with OEL, Matt Asay disputes Oracle’s claim that OEL is ‘fully compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.’
Counters Asay: “It's not. It's a fork. But it's a fork that makes sense for Oracle in light of the data.”
After initial cynicism I have been forced to rethink my opinion on a couple of occassions, notably Oracle's patent pledge, the naming of customers and the naming of partners, although I remain unconvinced that OEL is a long-term strategy for the company as opposed to an attempt to disrupt the market.
Linux is clearly a long-term commitment. Oracle Enterprise Linux? Not sure.
Comments
"As Matt Asay notes the fact that Symantec was required to certify to OEL undermines Oracle’s claim that OEL is ‘fully compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.’"
Gotta disagree with that - at least given current knowledge.
While it is possible that changes were required to the Symantec products (anybody know?) to support OEL, this could simply be the result of a requirement by some customers that any product they use be "certified" for their environment.
You're right, according to Oracle at least, partners are not required to re-run RHEL certification tests. I'll correct that.
why does others then...it's right there on their Linux page if you read, there are some minor fixes Oracle has that RedHat does not yet include or never will= fork, little but it's there. certification is all about being sure, if a small change= re certification
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