Re: WSJ on Oracle's purchase of Sun and consequences for MySQL

2009-04-27 Thread Matthew Flaschen
Anne Wilson wrote: >> If Oracle thinks that their $7 billion is going to killing MySQL, they >> are sorely mistaken. Companies come and go. FOSS endures, and so will >> MySQL. >> > So if I were in their shoes I'd want to make some money out of it. Oops - > isn't that what they are planning? I

Re: WSJ on Oracle's purchase of Sun and consequences for MySQL

2009-04-24 Thread Tim
On Fri, 2009-04-24 at 13:21 +0100, Gbenga Shobowale wrote: > I thought since it is open source ... other peoples codes are in there > and should remain free... since they (oracle) have support the > community in the past I am sure they would not want to go against the > open source community. > So

Re: WSJ on Oracle's purchase of Sun and consequences for MySQL

2009-04-24 Thread Gbenga Shobowale
On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Thursday 23 April 2009 22:33:20 Matthew Flaschen wrote: >> Max Pyziur wrote: >> > "This is a monster step backward for those of us who are committed to >> > sustaining open source," said Lev Gonick, chief information officer at >> > Case Wes

Re: WSJ on Oracle's purchase of Sun and consequences for MySQL

2009-04-24 Thread Anne Wilson
On Thursday 23 April 2009 22:33:20 Matthew Flaschen wrote: > Max Pyziur wrote: > > "This is a monster step backward for those of us who are committed to > > sustaining open source," said Lev Gonick, chief information officer at > > Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, who uses database sof

Re: WSJ on Oracle's purchase of Sun and consequences for MySQL

2009-04-23 Thread Matthew Flaschen
Max Pyziur wrote: > "This is a monster step backward for those of us who are committed to > sustaining open source," said Lev Gonick, chief information officer at > Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, who uses database software > from Oracle as well as MySQL. "I have no doubt that this is

Re: WSJ on Oracle's purchase of Sun and consequences for MySQL

2009-04-22 Thread Aldo Foot
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Max Pyziur wrote: > APRIL 22, 2009 Fate of Sun's Software Is Uncertain > Deal Gives Oracle Control of 'Open Source' Projects, MySQL Database > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124035244246940627.html > > (subs. required) > > Some graphs: > 'Some people who rely on M

WSJ on Oracle's purchase of Sun and consequences for MySQL

2009-04-22 Thread Max Pyziur
APRIL 22, 2009 Fate of Sun's Software Is Uncertain Deal Gives Oracle Control of 'Open Source' Projects, MySQL Database http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124035244246940627.html (subs. required) Some graphs: 'Some people who rely on MySQL and other "open source" products worry about how Oracle will