[Offtopic] Oracle to purchase Sun

[Roland Gesthuizen]

I asked this of a contact I have with Sun who pointed out that MySQL is not
only a different product from the heavy weight Oracle system, the current
market and end users are quite different too. One author nicely describes it
as comparing dolphins with nuclear powered submarines. He strongly suspects
given the past support by Oracle towards open source solutions and it's wish
to maintain any market share, it really has no option but to fully embrace
and continue technical support for MySQL.

Regards Roland

2009/4/25 Bill Kerr <billkerr at gmail.com>

> roland,
>
> here is the view of one of the co-founders of MySQL
> http://monty-says.blogspot.com/2009/04/to-be-free-or-not-to-be-free.html
>
> His concern is that the MySQL developers will now be scattered
>
> "The biggest threat to MySQL future is not Oracle per se, but that the
> MySQL talent at Sun will spread like the wind and go to a lot of different
> companies which will set the MySQL development and support back years"
>
> On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> In this news report, software giant Oracle will purchase Sun Microsystems
>> for $US 7.4 billion. Some interesting synergy here with both huge supporters
>> of open source software and Oracle similarly committed to Linux and other
>> open platforms. All up, it is good news for Java, Solaris and even
>> OpenOffice.
>>      http://tr.im/jebX
>>
>> Last year I was very fortunate to visit Oracle HQ as part of the ACCE2008
>> study tour of San Francisco and was pleasantly surprised by how seriously
>> they take their philanthropic mission to serve students. (thank you to VITTA
>> and my school for cosponsoring my visit).
>>
>> Good luck to the 2009 team that is probably now assembling their thoughts
>> and making lists of things to do. I am going to be quite envious of your
>> travels :-)
>>
>> Regards Roland
>>
>> --
>> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
>> http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
>>
>> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
>> change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret
>> Mead
>>
>
>
>


-- 
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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