> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Daniel Eischen > Sent: 22 April 2009 16:32 > To: Dag-Erling Smørgrav > Cc: Greg 'groggy' Lehey; Jayton Garnett; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Oracle buys Sun > > On Wed, 22 Apr 2009, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote: > > Positive press? > > As a way to entice HW purchases (Solaris/Linux preloaded with and > tuned for Mysql)? > > For Mysql support contracts and classes? > > An entry way into the more profitable Oracle systems (why do dealers > give away free drugs to school kids)?
Agreed, this is becoming SOP in the field, take the Express editions or Oracle and M$ SQL Server. Maybe MySQL would replace this offering? Imagine the amount of *large* sites that currently use MySQL that could be linked/badged with an Oracle product. Simon _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
