Oracle was the final piece in the Puzzle, mainly they were forced into it. I think it was Ingres that started this (might have been Informix). Once one announced a Linux port, the others had to follow, within 2 weeks all three had announced Linux ports. On a simular note, Corel is porting their office suite, including Corel Draw to Linux, and a lot of people are expecting Adobe to respond (I really hope they do). They are on the way. I'm not sure which ones, but some of this has been announced. In the last few months Linux has reached critical mass, and is finally being recognized as a mainstream OS. Having used it since 0.12 it really feels wierd seeing this. Probably the best place to keep up with commercial ports and such things is http://slashdot.org as it provides daily links to all kinds of cool things. BTW anyone that is running a current release of Linux such as RedHat 5.1 and is an Amiga fan should check out Enlightenment 0.14 http://www.enlightenment.org it is the coolest window manager I've seen and a lot better than 0.13. Oh, and on a more classic note, DECnet is finally being added to Linux. There are patches for the latest kernels, and some very basic utilities. I've not tried it yet, but intend to today if I can find the time. Zane | Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Adminstrator | | healyzh(a)ix.netcom.com (primary) | Linux Enthusiast | | healyzh(a)holonet.net (alternate) | Classic Computer Collector | +----------------------------------+----------------------------+ | Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, | | and Zane's Computer Museum. | | http://www.dragonfire.net/~healyzh/ |

[Linux World Domination] Y'know, once we get that user-friendly stuff happening, we're gonna kick windows's ass. User friendly + reliable + free = the next killer O/S. Windows will simply have no way to compete and still turn a profit. Windows = Windows 95/98/NT/whatever-else-MS-can-tack-on-here. -------