Next on the agenda was the announcement that I-Tech, a trade show, is coming to Tulsa November 3-4. For those who are interested contact info is: I-Tech, Brad Lambert, bradl@asmcorp.com 503 670 6134
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James Stansell, the current SIG leader, announced he would no longer have the time to lead the Linux group and asked for volunteers. After a short discussion, Daniel Yount was elected (drafted) by general consensus to be the new Linux SIG leader.
Next was a spirited discussion on Linux installation issues. SuSe 6.1 taking 2 hours for an installation? Definitely not for newbies. The recommended versions of Linux for newbies are as follows: 1. Caldera 2. Red Hat 3. SuSe
Some sites of interest came up in conversation:
Then came a discussion on the use of USB mouse and USB keyboards. So far either the mouse works or the keyboard works, but not both. More work needed.
The meeting was closed with a representative from the Tulsa Oracle User Group (TOUG.com) explaining why Linux users should care about Oracle. The next paradigm shift of Web enabling your database (E-Commerce) is uniquely suited for Oracle. With its headstart Oracle clearly has the Dazzle. Ten out of the top ten Web sites are using Oracle. Oracle 8i, The latest database from Oracle, was just released for Linux. Recognition of Linux as a viable operating system greatly accelerated when giants like IBM, Oracle, Dell etc. jumped in with product support for Linux. Linux's share of the server market jumped to 18% from 8% last year.
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