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  Oracle Buying Sun, Gets MySQL
Time: 11:12 EST/16:12 GMT | News Source: | Posted By: Michael Dragone

Interesting news this morning, just as the 2009 MySQL Conference is starting. As is being reported all over the place, Oracle has agreed to buy Sun at $9.50 per share, giving them to a ton of great technology (Solaris, ZFS, MySQL, DTrace, etc.).

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#1 By 92283 (70.67.3.196) at Monday, April 20, 2009 02:54:27 PM
mySQL. R.I.P.

#2 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at Monday, April 20, 2009 04:00:37 PM
If the community sees value in maintaining MySQL then it will be forked (again). So much better than proprietary, where politics can kill a good product.

#3 By 92283 (70.67.3.196) at Monday, April 20, 2009 04:42:35 PM
#2 You don't get it, mySQL is now tainted by Oracle. It has no future.

Yucky stinky tainted (replace with stupid comment from Richard Stallman).

It has proprietary cooties all over it.

This post was edited by NotParkerToo on Monday, April 20, 2009 at 16:43.

#4 By 54556 (67.131.75.22) at Monday, April 20, 2009 06:40:12 PM
They'll get my copy of the source when they pry it out of my cold, dead hand.

#5 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at Tuesday, April 21, 2009 08:17:26 AM
#3: With every statement you make, you indicate how little you know.

#6 By 28801 (65.90.202.10) at Tuesday, April 21, 2009 09:12:25 AM
#4: Take your stinking paws off me you damn dirty ape.

This post was edited by rxcall on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 09:12.

#7 By 92283 (70.67.3.196) at Tuesday, April 21, 2009 09:15:26 AM
#5 Lack of self-awareness means you cannot grasp you are being mocked.

Proprietary cooties!!!!!!!!!!!



 

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