Re: Help saving MySQL

2009-12-17 Thread Bruno B. B. Magalhaes
Martjin, I really don't like to point fingers or anything like that, but the simple fact Oracle owns the MySQL copyrights is by it self very concerning, as all our investments (time and money) could be lost over night, if Oracles decides to close de source or change it's licensing policies. Man

Re: Help Save MySQL

2009-12-17 Thread Bruno B. B. Magalhaes
Maybe a three-years consul composed from and elected by the community (by community I mean the people that contributed with funds, not the user community) by voting? Regards, Bruno B. B. Magalhães BLACKBEAN CONSULTORIA Rua Real Grandeza 193, Sala 210, Botafogo Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22281-035, Br

Re: Help Save MySQL

2009-12-17 Thread Bruno B. B. Magalhaes
Hi Guys, Let's say that every mysql developer (here I am thinking only persons, not companies) that wants mysql to go forward would contribute from $500,00 to $1500,00, how much are we talking about? And we would have a 100% community owned and community driven open source initiative... Course

Re: Database Import from Oracle

2009-03-24 Thread Bruno B . B . Magalhaes
Hi guys, the easiest is to use MySQL Migration Toolkit, I've sucessfuly used it with SQL Server (2000 and 2008) and Oracle 9i, all with simple structures and simple data, but worked VERY well... Regards, Bruno B. B. Magalhães Sócio-Diretor de Negócios e Tecnologia BLACKBEAN CONSULTORIA Rua