16th Linux SIG Workshop

December 12, 1998
Event Organizer: Jan Vanhercke
Program
Doors open, welcome and coffee 09:15
PostgreSQL v6.4 (PDF 716Kb)
Robert Sprockeels - Bits Over Atoms - OTA Webmaster

One of the most-used (and wanted) applications on a computer is a database. PostgreSQL is one of the most popular public-domain object-oriented RDBMSs used on Linux. Find out its main features, how and where to get it and how to install it.

 09:45 - 10:45
Coffee-break 10:45 - 11:15
Oracle 8.0.5 on Linux (PDF 1197Kb)
Jan Vanhercke - Mimir - OTA President

Oracle is the most popular relational database. until recently using Oracle on Linux was only an option for the very gifted. But since the support that Oracle has given for Linux as a platform, their flagship product is available, free of charge, for developers.

This talk will cover

  • How to obtain and to install
  • General concepts behind the Oracle database
  • How to use the database
  • Building an application with Oracle PRO-C
 11:15 - 12:15