Re: [Nolug] world ends, MySQL bought by SUN

From: Donnie Cameron <donnie_at_solomonstreet.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:43:54 -0500
Message-ID: <24e3b4050801160643i5f483f91p8c0ffed8ac508147@mail.gmail.com>

Or maybe Sun botches this up and we all have to move to Postgres!

--Donnie

On Jan 16, 2008 9:39 AM, Chris Jones <techmaster@gmail.com> wrote:

> That might not be so bad...Sun controls OO.o also, and it's a great
> project. And it says that Sun plans on leaving MySQL as an open source
> project (I doubt they have any other choice by law) so it won't become
> closed or anything. It could be good with some backing by a large
> corporation. Also, with a big name backing it, it will get the attention it
> deserves, and be given the same respect as MS SQL and Oracle. It will no
> longer be the database associated with "hackers" and corporations will be
> more eager to use it.
>
>
> On Jan 16, 2008 8:01 AM, Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> wrote:
>
> > Read it and weep. And weep. And weep.
> >
> > http://blogs.mysql.com/kaj/sun-acquires-mysql.html/
> >
> > --
> > Joey Kelly
> > < Minister of the Gospel | Linux Consultant >
> > http://joeykelly.net
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Chris Jones
> http://www.industrialarmy.com

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