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> We have made it easier than ever to get started with SQL Server. You’ll find native Linux installations with familiar RPM and APT packages for Red Hat Enterpr

> We have made it easier than ever to get started with SQL Server. You’ll find native Linux installations with familiar RPM and APT packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu Linux, and packages for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server will be coming soon as well. So easy for some ;) Not to not applaud their efforts though.

oblio 10y ago
SQL Server is meant primarily for enterprises, what they're doing makes sense. IMO if they want to be super nice* they could provide a zip package which other distros can turn into their specific packages. * Open Sourcing it is probably unrealistic at this point.
- loeg 10y ago
  Use rpm2cpio and you have a cpio archive. Not zip exactly but you could work with it outside of Redhat/Ubuntu/Suse.
  - dozzie 10y ago
    Unless Microsoft fucked up postinstall scripts, what programmers that build packages tend to do.
    - loeg 10y ago
      I don't believe that's a problem here.
- beagle3 10y ago
  the "alien" program can convert packages between different install formats.