[rescue] Sun memo regarding Java

[Steve Sandau]

 >> Agreed.  The last Oracle system I installed was version 7 under
 >> SunOS4, which had a purely textual install...and even *it* took
 >> long enough to be painfully boring.  I can only imagine what it's
 >> like with a poorly-written GUI.  I'd probably be suicidal.
 >
I was more homicidal. I wanted to choke the crap outta whoever made 
*that* brilliant decision...

 >
 > On a U1e, it takes about 5 minutes to load, and another 2 or so to
 > finish drawing the opening dialog (which doesn't use standard
 > widgets, of course).  A half hour later, I got to the point where it
 > told me that I needed another 64MB of memory to perform the install,
 > at which point the CD became shiny glitter on my wall.
 >
 > PostgreSQL forever!
 >
The Navy uses Oracle, so that's what I am stuck with for now. Once it's
installed I like it well enough. I can still use my admin SQL scripts
and command line utilities...

Steve