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

On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 09:43:54AM -0500, Donnie Cameron wrote:
> Or maybe Sun botches this up and we all have to move to Postgres!

For $1 billion, I think Sun might try to not screw this thing up :)

http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/01/sun_acquires_mysql.html

Brett

>
> --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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