* Larry a Big Linux Fan, Says Oracle Exec
posted by Thom Holwerda on Mon 24th Apr 2006 13:47 UTC, submitted by george
IconA senior Oracle executive has backed the reasoning behind the software vendor's mooted move into the operating system sphere and illustrated the depth of chief executive Larry Ellison's allegiance to Linux. Ellison recently told the Financial Times the company was "missing an operating system" and it would make sense to "look at distributing and supporting Linux" since ongoing maintenance and services fees were becoming an increasingly important part of Oracle's revenue stream.
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