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, ...

In a groundbreaking move, CIQ, Oracle, and SUSE have come together to announce the formation of the Open Enterprise Linux Association (OpenELA). The goal of this new collaborative trade association is ...

Perl, the duct tape of the Internet, is well suited for use in CGI applications. Thanks to the Perl DBI module, available on CPAN, database interaction with Perl is quite simple. Prerequisites To ...

In the first part of this series, I explained how to install the necessary Perl modules to get us up and running. As a part of that process, the Oracle client software should have been installed as ...

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, ...

Oracle, SUSE and CIQ Form the Open Enterprise Linux Association Your email has been sent The creation of the Open Enterprise Linux Association on Aug. 10 shows Oracle, SUSE and CIQ (maker of ...

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 ...

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 sources ...

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit tech consortium that manages various open source efforts, today announced the launch of the TLA+ Foundation to promote the adoption and development of the TLA+ ...