On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 10:32:09 +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > On Sunday, 13 May 2007 at 10:07:23 +0300, Vasil Dimov wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 09:30:13 +0000, Greg Lehey wrote: > >> grog 2006-02-16 09:30:13 UTC > >> > >> FreeBSD src repository > >> > >> Modified files: > >> games/fortune/datfiles fortunes > >> Log: > >> Wisdom about the Open Source ecosystem. > >> > >> Submitted by: M?rten Mickos > >> > >> Revision Changes Path > >> 1.208 +5 -0 src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes > > > > +Attempting to stop MySQL by buying companies around it is like trying > > +to kill a dolphin by drinking the ocean. > > + > > + -- M?rten Mickos > > > > Well... I think that this is no longer actual and a bit misleading. > > Oracle is actively hiring developers to do InnoDB development, which all > > you know is part of MySQL. I wouldn't call this "attempting to stop". > > I think you're missing the point. As others have said, it's a > quotation, not a statement of truth.
Ok. As a InnoDB developer myself I felt a little bit offended by this quote, but I am not going to argue with you or to insist on removing it. > On a more philosophical note, is the fact that Oracle is hiring new > InnoDB developers maybe a confirmation of M?rten's observation? Hmmz, I cannot see how this could be. > > Vasil Dimov > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Software Developer @ Oracle/Innobase Oy > > Ah! Indeed :-) -- Vasil Dimov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Software Developer @ Oracle/Innobase Oy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Committer @ FreeBSD.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home @ Sofia, Bulgaria
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