From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 20 20:02:57 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E43F106564A for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:02:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from reed@reedmedia.net) Received: from c-0500.emailmediator.com (c-0500.emailmediator.com [64.85.162.118]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF00D8FC1B for ; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:02:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from reed@reedmedia.net) Received: from pool-173-74-38-198.dllstx.fios.verizon.net ([173.74.38.198] helo=reedmedia.net) by c-0500.emailmediator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1LvzNE-0001Uj-DE for freebsd-chat@freebsd.org; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:41:48 -0400 Received: from reed@reedmedia.net by reedmedia.net with local (mailout 0.17) id 24682-1240256509; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:41:50 -0500 Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:41:49 -0500 (CDT) From: "Jeremy C. Reed" To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <49EC97DA.5020600@freebsdonline.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: Oracle buys Sun X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:02:57 -0000 > Doesn't the US law have something to stop one company buying up another > where they are direct competitors? I hope Sun have/will agree to release > the MySQL rights to the whom ever has been working on it at Sun H/Q, > although I very much doubt this. Most parts of MySQL are GPL'd. Anyone may use and extend the existing code that is under that license as long as they follow that license. As for "paid" employees, I don't know how they'd react if Oracle was to change licensing for "new" releases (go with the flow and continue to get paid -- or quit and work for free on GPL'd version).