[mdlug] Open source MySQL - MySQL Creator: Oracle to Purchase Sun which Owns M ySQL

Aaron Kulkis akulkis00 at gmail.com
Tue Dec 15 09:29:38 EST 2009


David Lane wrote:
> I would agree that MySql has made a big dent in Oracle.  MySql changed the market. As one of the KEY open source resources it made build a data driven web site viable and ofcourse other projects too. 
> 
> As a programmer I can develop a soloution with MySql with out an account line.  
> 
> At this time I do not believe that Oracle will be honorable to MySQL. Because MySQL had a major negitive impact on Orcale.
> 
> David C. Lane

It doesn't matter, really.

You could create a site, called  www.yoursql.com and port 
all of the MySQL source code over there, and create a
new, center for development completely outside the control
of Oracle.



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