http://news.com.com/2100-1012-996434.html
SAN JOSE, Calif.--MySQL kicked off its first-ever users conference by releasing the source code of its upcoming MySQL 5.0 product and touting its reputation as the little database company that could. ... Developers cheered several features promised in 5.0 including: foreign key support; a system that would automatically alert administrators when there's a problem; and the long-awaited stored procedures, which allow a command or series of commands to be prebuilt for later use. ... Axmark said that according to Google, MySQL.com attracts nearly twice as many links as Oracle.com, and the word "MySQL" attracts slightly more mentions on the Web than "oracle," even though oracle has many other meanings than just a database seller. What's more, the company said, downloads of Microsoft versions of MySQL outnumber Linux versions by at least four to one. (continued in article)
