Re: Sun acquires MySQL - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Sun acquires MySQL
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Msg-id 478E35E1.6090806@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: Sun acquires MySQL  ("Scott Marlowe" <scott.marlowe@gmail.com>)
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Scott Marlowe wrote:
> On Jan 16, 2008 7:19 AM, Russ Brown <pickscrape@gmail.com> wrote:
>> http://blogs.mysql.com/kaj/sun-acquires-mysql.html/
>>
>> What does this mean for Sun's support of Postgres?
>
> I don't see why it should change really, they kind of swim in different waters.
>
> What I do think is interesting is that Sun might actually more fully
> open up MySQL than it has been so far.  I.e relax the viral nature of
> the connect libs.

To my knowledge that "argument" is long gone, over and no longer
relevant. What they do is hold their security fixes back and have
official packages etc..

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


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