MySQL is a huge and trusted brand, yes you could run with a fork but at the end of the day it will never be MySQL. Its that MySQL brand name which sells the underlying software, support packages, books, training, certifications and the services of a huge number of Sun and independent consultants.
There are already a few forks out there but you rarely hear about them because they are not MySQL. MySQL is more than just some code, its hundreds of developers, its a huge community, its this list, its a trusted brand name, etc, etc, etc. Theres so many things which make MySQL what it is and you could copy every last line of code into a fork, give it a fancy name and spend millions on advertising and promotion but you still won't have anything even close to MySQL. The MySQL code will always survive in some form, regardless of who owns it but MySQL could be coming to an end if we don't support it. =================== John Daisley MySQL 5.0 Certified Database Administrator (CMDBA) MySQL 5.0 Certified Developer Cognos BI Developer Telephone: +44(0)1283 537111 Mobile: +44(0)7812 451238 Email: john.dais...@butterflysystems.co.uk =================== Sent via HP IPAQ mobile device -----Original Message----- From: Tom Worster <f...@thefsb.org> Sent: 14 December 2009 20:02 To: claudio.na...@gmail.com Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: Help saving MySQL and thanks for sharing your view. here's mine: mysql was sold to sun, a company with a long and deep commitment to oos. while there were obviously risks to the sale, one plausible motive (among others) is that a company like sun would be better placed to further develop, market and support mysql, get it into the hands of more users (sun is a trusted name even among the conservative and risk-averse parts of the market), leverage their service and support organization, etc. and if they can make money off it then maybe they will invest in development too. so i see it as reasonable to have believed that sun would be good for mysql, indeed that sun would be good next step for mysql in its journey. hence i don't see that this sale necessarily implies that monty did not really care about mysql. i'm not advocating these arguments. i'm simply saying that, whether one agrees with such arguments or not, there could plausibly exist conditions under which sale of mysql to sun was compatible with really caring about it. On 12/14/09 2:11 PM, "Claudio Nanni" <claudio.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > You build a green park where children can play. > Then you sell the park to a private company. > The company can: not mantain it so that the park becomes junkies place, have > people pay to access it or even close it. > I, the builder, would not start a crusade or weep after I have sold it, > Once it is on the market it is like any other goods. > I am on MySQL almost ten years but I am not scared of switching to Postgres, > to a fork, start a new project, or quit dba for other real open source > spirit journey. > The community and open spirit is important not the product. > Thats my view. > Thanks Monty, always, for your gift. > Claudio > > On 14 dec 2009 19:36, "Tom Worster" <f...@thefsb.org> wrote: > > On 12/14/09 1:49 AM, "Claudio Nanni" <claudio.na...@gmail.com> wrote: > If > he really cared about My... > i don't see the logic in this sentence. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=john.dais...@butterflysystems.co.uk -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
