Actually, I agree in large part with the positive aspects of Oracle picking up MySQL. I am just wondering if they will now try to impede MySQL from remaining a viable contender (FUD), trying to marginalize the perceived value of MySQL. Or, perhaps they will now be able to more quietly bring in some of MySQL's more cool capabilities into their flagship database (and not admit doing so <g>)...
I am still glad I hopped onto the PostgreSQL wagon, and am able to still use VFP to harness its capabilities for several projects. Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ed Leafe > Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 4:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NF] Joke (yes, it's computer-related! > > On Apr 29, 2009, at 3:12 PM, Gilbert M. Hale wrote: > > > All I know is I am glad I tossed my hat into the PostgreSQL ring, > > although > > the Advantage SQL does look interesting. I just felt a dual license > > for > > MySQL left things too loose for my comfort. Lucky call on my > > part... Then > > again, perhaps Oracle will do good things for MySQL since free is > > better > > than not free. Oh, wait a minute, that may not be quite right... > > Never > > mind... > > It's pretty cool, actually, to see the positive reaction resulting > from the Oracle purchase. There has been a renewed interest in a > project that was a fork of MySQL, Drizzle, ever since the news about > Oracle surfaced. In fact, Rackspace is hiring a couple of full-time > developers to contribute to Drizzle, since there are some internal > uses for a fast, lightweight database like that (we use PostgreSQL for > most of our internal stuff, though). > > That's why open source is so important. Imagine if VFP were open > source: we could have someone like Christof head up a fork of the > Microsoft codebase to create a separate product that Microsoft > couldn't control. Development of new features and improvements would > only be limited by the enthusiasm of the user base. > > What Oracle bought was the MySQL name and development team. They > didn't buy the code. > > > -- Ed Leafe > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
