Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:51:07 -0700 From: pete wright <nomadlogic@gmail.com> To: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Oracle buys Sun Message-ID: <57d710000904210851p719f9d3es826dec6127ef2439@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200904211320.n3LDKwV0094875@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <a534c7c30904210217i277f10f0pa608a591d84a3a58@mail.gmail.com> <200904211320.n3LDKwV0094875@lurza.secnetix.de>
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On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 6:20 AM, Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> wrote: > > Maybe it's going to be the opposite, maybe Oracle will continue with the > > development of MySQL and apply some Oracle 'features' to MySQL... > > By the way, I recommend to read the press release (if you > haven't done so yet): > > http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363 > > MySQL doesn't fit in that picture at all. So there are > several possibilities for Oracle: > > - Drop MySQL. That would be a mistake, because they would > lose the low-cost market: Somebody else will pick it up > and continue development -- it's GPL after all. > +1 > - Merge Oracle DB with MySQL, or add features from Oracle DB > to MySQL. This doesn't make sense at all (apart from the > fact that it would cause licensing problems). Why would > they want to do that? That would weaken the position of > the Oracle DB. mysql is not even in the same universe of ORA IMHO. it's not even on the radar of most sites that run oracle - atleast for key business processes. > > - Don't change anything regarding MySQL, and let the MySQL > development group continue to do their work. > probably what is going to happen. i reckon oracle wanted a low-end offering so people could augment their oracle installs with mysql and still give support dollars to oracle. thats were the money is - support. -p -- ~~o0OO0o~~ Pete Wright www.nycbug.org NYC's *BSD User Group
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