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By: 451 CAOS Theory » Save MySQL would not spare open source M&A

451 CAOS Theory » Save MySQL would not spare open source M&A — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:18:35 +0000

[...] can have Sun, but not MySQL’ may make sense to some, but to me it speaks to the irony of closing out Oracle or any company or anyone from open source. Upon further reflection and given 2010 is off to a [...]

By: JohnH

JohnH — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:42:40 +0000

The irony. Oracle is ninth on the list of named companies that support Linux kernel development. It already owns InnoDB, the only ACID compliant engine for MySQL, and the only one I trust when I use MySQL. The objects just seem silly to me.

By: Medbob

Medbob — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:37:25 +0000

Well, now we see that the developer pages for MySQL 6 have been taken down.
To borrow a phrase from Han Solo: “I’ve got a bad feeling about this…”

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Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:17:22 +0000

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uberVU - social comments — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:15:23 +0000

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By: Jay Lyman

Jay Lyman — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:40:29 +0000

Thanks for posting, Kristian,

We understand the concern, and actually believe it is a legitimate concern for MySQL customers, users and supporters. However, do we really want governments and administrations judging and determining the fate of open source software-centered companies and the intentions of their acquirers? We believe customers and users, particularly those on the open source side, will have most pull in determining what Oracle does or does not do. The market, as always, will determine how deftly Oracle handles integration, support and innovation of MySQL and its valuable community.

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Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:54:54 +0000

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By: Kristian Nielsen

Kristian Nielsen — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:03:04 +0000

MySQL is already very very well established in the areas where it is strong. The main task for future development is to enhance it in those areas where it is weaker than other databases, especially Oracle.

The main concern with Oracle being in charge of MySQL development is whether Oracle will really be eager to lead these enhancements which will allow more users to choose a freely available MySQL installation over an expensive Oracle license?

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