Sad huh

Open source where are you going?



mySQL got bought by SUN, then SUN got bought by Oracle....


I know I know old news... but it kinda only hit me when we were talking about databases the other day and my friend recommended Postgre.... ironically the one that was not too user friendly is now the last bastion of truth *drama yes* ..... ah well. I hope Oracle does'nt ever get Linux. Another friend commented that its the only missing piece. I have a different view though. I believe Oracle will find it difficult to eat Linux.. it would have an easier time eating MS (MS just has to slip up enuff since, money and current bare relevance is the only hting keepin git afloat).... but then I believed that of many other open source OS =P still I think Oracle (if it even needs an OS - that the current assumption) would simple bypass Linux hoping to fight it off via relevancy. Fortunately that would be tough given how flexible Linux is. One hopes anyways.

MySQL may close parts of the code or rather...

"All,

I tried to clarify the facts in another posting a moment ago: http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=525246&cid=23098626

Here I will discuss the business model considerations, MySQL's commitment to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), and why we made the decision we made."


This is from the /. forum, so its best you read it yourself. Its not anything too new... but it does make SUN look kinda bad (at least that was my first impression), still kudos to the ex CEO of mySQL to speak up and clarify (it was the correct move to make for them) and apparently it is just the same issue with the previous incarnation of mySQL (well if you dunno go read up...)

I think it is a pragmatic choice of doing things, and I laud it, but it must be carefully managed, since it is all too easy to do something close (even if a portion) and that close bit happens to be all that is good about the product while neglecting the open and arguable the original purpose of the whole project.