Andy Woolley wrote: > > > For a long time now Nusphere has been treading on far too many peoples toes > (who do they think they are) not only are they annoying MySQL users with > their exasperating antics they are also trying to steal MySQL from the very > people that actually wrote the software. > > Dont forget,they have registered http://www.mysql.org for some very bizzare > reasons. >
yeah, i unsubscribed from that list, after that jillwotshername? given in the temptation of publishing a rant of her colleague(?!?!?!) a rant that is easily verified as bogus and false,im terms of chronology and matter. i believe someone from Mysql.com has posted a quite objective reply. After that i did investigate what fact's are available (wonder of the internet:) ) and i have to say, i find the Nusphere people and their apparent businessmotives a wee bit of suspicious. --By the way, i can't remember ever to subscribe to their list, but got flood by mails after visiting www.mysql.org > > You don't have to take my word for it either there is some info about it at > > http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid13_gci75904 > 5,00.html > > Also, http://www.linuxgram.com/156/ states that NuSphere, the MySQL start-up > and offshoot of Progress Software, has hired itself a president. > "NuSphere, the MySQL start-up" ??? whats that all about. > > http://boston.internet.com/people/article/0,1928,2041_593741,00.html > has this to say; > NuSphere was founded in June and is a subsidiary of Progress Software > (NASDAQ:PRGS). Its products include MySQL, an open source Web development > platform. Come on guys who do they think they are trying to fool. > > And finaly, the distributor of MySQL ???? is complaining about the antics of > Microsoft, oh dear. > http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2781638,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp > 02 > "Microsoft can't beat us technically, so they've decided to strangle us in > legal paperwork," said Lorne Cooper, president of NuSphere, distributor of > the MySQL open source database system. > > So, what do you think we should do about all this. > > Regards > Andy Woolley. shun them utterly janB --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
