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Monty says: Help save MySQL

Posted by JD Thomas on 14. Dec, 2009 in Linux

Monty says: Help saving MySQL Oracle is trying to buy Sun, and since Sun bought MySQL last year, Oracle would then own MySQL. With your support,...

Monty says: Help saving MySQL

Michael Widenius

Michael Widenius

Oracle is trying to buy Sun, and since Sun bought MySQL last year, Oracle would then own MySQL. With your support, there is a good chance that the EC from which Oracle needs approval could prevent this from happening or demand Oracle to change the terms for MySQL or give other guarantees to the users. Without your support, it might not. The EC is our last big hope now because the US government approved the deal while Europe is still worried about the effects.

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