"Quite often, bugs get fixed, but they're not fixed in the versions of Linux customers are running. Fixes are not back-ported," he said.
There is also uncertainty about using Linux intellectual property, since "SCO started suing everyone in sight -- customers and everyone," Ellison said. "This uncertainty is slowing adoption of Linux in large customers."
Ellison also said the industry must be careful not to "fragment" Linux. However, it was unclear if Oracle support would extend to non-Red Hat Linux distributions.
Oracle executives later said they might look at support offerings for other distributions going forward.
This move could have impact well beyond Red Hat. At least one analyst said this move could stymie Microsoft's SQL Server's move into the data center.
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