On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 17:58 +0100, Gabriel - IP Guys wrote: > > The real question is whether they will let MySQL > > wither > > and die by not providing updates for it? > > Well, MySQL is open source, right? And the source is available? I'm > sure > a team of devs will come to the rescue. As for MySQL, as a company, > they > don't make even close to the potential money they can. People do not > really go to MySQL for support, which is the model RedHat uses. For > MySQL, it's different, because the MySQL userbase by their very > nature, > solve problems for a living. They have the attitude of how can I fix > things? How do I make things work the way I want? This has a serious > adverse effect on MySQL as a company, because the number one revenue > stream for any company whos main 'product' or 'service' is open source > based, is the support contract. >
The code is available under the GPL but the documentation is not. Without adequate documentation a project becomes less accessible and less used. -Janek -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
