Hello Christian, It is fairly easy to see that you are angry. This is understandable, since you are one of the people who is being inconvenienced by this change.
In fact, since you are baiting me, I am a bit angry as well. :) Let me work on the technical MySQL/SAPDB FAQ and provide you with some real information. There are also a few specific comments below: .. > I won't say anything about the likelihood of "future success". But > there's one thing that I don't remember having been said here yet. > We're all worried that the reputation of SAP DB will deteriorate as > soon as the word "MySQL" appears within a hundred meters of it. I believe that the negative *and* positive press around MySQL will affect how people perceive the SAP DB technology. > Could it be that MySQL AB is expecting that the name "SAP DB" will > improve MySQL's reputation? Of course the name SAP will improve MySQL's reputation. ... > Well, since you're apparently going to eviscerate the codebase > anyway, that's probably for the best. That way, we can keep using > -- and promoting -- the un-rebranded releases without having to > spend too much time explaining "yes, it's called MySQL now, and > it's worth exactly the same as MySQL, but this is from before that > -- no, no, that doesn't mean it's old and obsolete...". This is the beauty of free licensing, if you are willing to work, then you have choice. This is one of the reasons that we chose the GPL for MySQL. ... > That's not the fault of the software, but of SAP, who haven't done > anything to attract attention to the software. I don't necessarily agree. MySQL was one of the first free/open source databases to meet the needs of a large segment of the market. SAP DB was simply introduced at a time when gaining mindshare was difficult. Additionally, I believe that our ease-of-use has a lot to with our massive levels of adoption. > > The association of the technology with MySQL will introduce > > millions of users to the database via an interface that they > > know and understand. > > Let me get this straight: "via an interface that they know and > understand"? You're not actually planning on removing the current > management tools and substituting your far inferior mysql frontend, > are you? I do not think so. But we will be making SAP DB be accessible via the MySQL clients. This makes things much easier for many users. > > The potential for increasing the usage levels of SAP DB is quite > > tremendous. > > Sorry, but I think you're missing the point. We don't like the > database just because it's called "SAP DB". We like it because it > is good. Very good, indeed. And it appears that there'll be not > much left of that, once you are done with your "integration." I do not feel that you can make a claim about work that you are not currently participating in. If you do want to take action to ensure that SAP DB remains a product that you can use, I would like to invite you to work with us in this effort. We will be making sure that the community has real and effective ways to be involved in this project. Alternately, you have the freedom to work with the existing codebase under the terms of the GPL or support another project. Cheers! --zak _______________________________________________ sapdb.general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.sap.com/mailman/listinfo/sapdb.general
