I am astonished that this attitude could exist in the open source world. MySQL has *always* been open source, since the early days when it was a handful of us lurking on Monty's mailing list waiting breathlessly for the next feature to be released so we could release the projects we had built against them.
I was in the Msql camp when the author of that pioneering product (Bambi?) retired the project and Monty graciously agreed to absorb the tool set into MySql. This involved the stewardship of a few thousand lines of C.. but this decision allowed 10's of thousands of web developers to keep building the 5 and dime sites that evolved the modern web. The whole bloody point of open source software, and I do mean the whole bloody point is that *everybody* has access to the core software they need with no cost beyond that of making the effort to learn to use it. Everyone can contribute and those contributions are evaluated on technical considerations alone. It is true democracy. It is a technological movement which has done as much to put real power into the hands of everyday people as 200 years of social movements have accomplished. Are we such sheep that we leave this in the hands of the highest bidder? - michael dykman On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Neil Aggarwal <n...@jammconsulting.com> wrote: > Doug: > >> I do not >> see anyone willing to put up anything to support mysql... you >> don't like >> it... put up a billion dollars an take control or shut the heck up! > > Assuming MySQL as it stands today is 100% open source, > I think an easier path is to create a new project from > the currently existing sources. Call it something else, > dbXYZ for instance. Then, Oracle can do anything it > wants to MySQL. > > I am pretty sure if Michael leads the project, the open > source community will follow. > > Can that be done or did I miss something? > If that is the case, what can Oracle really do > to hurt MySQL? > > I am not against what Micheal is proposing. I already > sent my letter to the EC. I am asking this for my > own edification. > > Thanks, > Neil > > -- > Neil Aggarwal, (281)846-8957, http://UnmeteredVPS.net > Host your MySQL database on a CentOS VPS for $25/mo > Unmetered bandwidth = no overage charges, 7 day free trial > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=mdyk...@gmail.com > > -- - michael dykman - mdyk...@gmail.com "May you live every day of your life." Jonathan Swift Larry's First Law of Language Redesign: Everyone wants the colon. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
