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

[David Lane]

Has it been done?

If so Who?

It is possable that Oracle is trying to be an IBM I think one stratigy is to recaptiure their market share.

David C. Lane

 



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From: Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [mdlug] Open source MySQL - MySQL Creator: Oracle to Purchase Sun which Owns M ySQL

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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