I'd been waiting for Oracle to throw its hat into the ring for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Linux source-code fight. I knew it was only a matter of time. On July 10, Oracle's Edward Screven ...

To start, you need to install the Oracle client software with at least the development libraries. Installation of the Oracle client software is outside the scope of this article, but a plethora of ...

What are we to make of Oracle announcing support for an open stack of cloud foundation software for its distribution of Linux and Xen? Are we seeing a culture clash?

This library, a wrapper to Oracle's OCI libraries, simplifies the interaction through OCI. libsqlora8 is developed on SuSE Linux, so Linux support is a given. I also have used the library on Solaris, ...

Red Hat has forbidden users of its flagship version of Linux from sharing the code. This was done to squash competitors and has caused an uproar. Oracle has publicly chastised Red Hat's owner, IBM ...

SUSE SA, Oracle Corp. and Ctrl IQ Inc. announced Thursday the formation of a new industry alliance forming the Open Enterprise Linux Association, OpenELA, a new organization that aims to encourage ...

The association’s stated mission is to encourage the development of RHEL-compatible distributions by providing open and free Enterprise Linux source code, starting later this year with the ...

Oracle, SUSE & CIQ are teaming up to compete with Red Hat in the enterprise Linux market. Learn about the Open Enterprise Linux Association.