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Dan
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in response to phil n:
The nice part is they CAN'T kill it. They can kill the commercial MySQL product, but the free one is open source. If someone doesn't like what Oracle or Sun has done with MySQL, they can create their own fork.
Mike
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in response to phil n:
This just a bullish comment from a non-thinker...
7.4 billion for MySQL...get real. Oracle already had InnoDB, the transaction engine in MySQL. If they wanted to kill MySQL they could do it already.
MySQL is probably better off with someone that understands that business. Sun has a habit of letting software die a slow death.
RDB as one competitor example. Bought 10 years ago by Oracle and still alive and supported.
/Mike
phil n
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in response to Mike:
Fine - whatever you say. You are obviously more intelligent than I.
Andy
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in response to phil n:
It does seem so, Phil.
Mike seems clearly not only more intelligent than you, but also more knowledgeable.
Phil, an advice: think, then think again, before you talk.
phil n
says
in response to Andy:
".. an advice: .. ?
Gee. It looks like everyone here is more intelligent than I.
Rob Jones
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Think you should start at..how can I make opensource into a revenue model?..In part the hard work has been done its not only building a community but also influencing users. Within the next few years branded distros like opensolaris will take a large share of the market as ISV's adopt opensource.
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Oracle wants MySQL. They will play games, give lip service then kill it. The internet had better start looking for something else quick. The rest of Sun, Oracle couldn't care less about and will let it die and/or turn Java into a commercial product. duh.