Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: [bigmem-patch] 4GB with Linux on IA32

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sat, 21 Aug 1999 22:43:18 +0100 (BST)

> The customer wants to run oracle. Oracle can take advantage of
> 64 GB of ram under the first 2 choices, but not 3 and 4. Which
> OS is the customer going to choose. Probably won't be linux.

But the 999 other customers who want the extra speed, reliability gained
from not implementing PAE support badly choose Linux.

This is the big big problem with so many products - they are too busy caring
about the one to worry about the 999 others. Sales demand a feature to sell
to a big customer without caring if it hits future sales in subtle ways.

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