Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:05:24 +0000 From: Rick N <solarux@hotmail.com> To: <lists@freebsdonline.com>, <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Oracle buys Sun Message-ID: <BAY113-W7743B2E2FBFC28E3A220CA1770@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <49EC97DA.5020600@freebsdonline.com> References: <49EC97DA.5020600@freebsdonline.com>
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(Actually) and Histrorically, Sun had a lot to do with the BSD's (and vice-versa), Bill Joy's early work and contibution to the BSD/Unix which later he took to form a little company called Sun Microsytems in the late '70's. Times are sure a changin'. Personally, I can thank SunOS for getting me into UNIX in 1996. In fact, I can honestly say that my Sun expertise later proved to give me a "LOT" of solid full-time work as a Sun Unix Sys Admin for another 10 years. Basically we can thank Sun and the Internet for our house and land that my wife and I own today. Sun was one of the best employers, and I know I will never find an employer as good as that ever again. Sun was to UNIX/Internet, like NASA was to the Space Program. I guess (as far as OpenSource...) it's ALL up to the xBSD's and Linux now. Hey!, lets buy Oracle ! :) Rick. > Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:42:18 +0300 > From: lists@freebsdonline.com > To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org > Subject: Oracle buys Sun > > > I know this is not about FreeBSD but it is about open source and it > matters, maybe many of you heard about last news: > > http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/20/128246 - > /"Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) > announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under > which Oracle will acquire Sun > <http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363oracleharligekbtSun...>; > common stock for $9.50 per share in cash. > > /Some interesting comments were posted like: > --------- > Oracle President Safra Catz was also heard to remark... > > "all your database are belong to us" > -------- > or > > > Thankfully, I have recently switched myself (and my clients) over to > Postgresql. > > It was a sad day when Oracle got the rights to the InnoDB engine, but at > least MySQL itself was in the hands of Sun. > > With Oracle now owning all the rights to what is probably the biggest > free competitor, I think the open source world shouldn't put much stock > or investment into MySQL. > > Is there any anti-trust factors to this? Oracle, being a dominant > database player, and buying up the biggest open source database? > > Aside from that, I find this all very sad. Sun was one of the Unix > innvators from the earliest days. Even when they grow large, they still > seemed like a "cool company." Healey used to personally answer emails I > would send him. Oracle seems to be the antithesis of this; major, > corporate, gouging, monster... One can only hope that some of Sun's > culture and products will survive. > -------- > > > Thinking of all good open source software they got like, besides mysql: > openoffice, netbeans, java ......... is indeed sad that IBM did not > aquired SUN. > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _________________________________________________________________ Share photos with friends on Windows Live Messenger http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650734
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