Re: Oracle to buy Sun - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Scott Mead
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In response to Re: Oracle to buy Sun  (Melanie <melanie@dunslane.net>)
Responses Re: Oracle to buy Sun  (Selena Deckelmann <selenamarie@gmail.com>)
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On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Melanie <melanie@dunslane.net> wrote:
You'd have to think MySql's demise is highly likely which would likely be a good thing for PostgeSQL, more demand for non-oracle licenses and lower costs in todays economy means people will look for ways to reduce price with a good database and PostgreSQL will be a respected solution.

I would tend to disagree that it will die.  The recent new release of innodb (http://www.innodb.com/wp/2009/03/11/innodb-plugin-version-103-for-mysql-5130-32-33-released/) suggests that Oracle is not really interested in letting mysql die completely.  If I had to guess, I would say that mysql would probably be somewhat revitalized by the acquisition.  Sun has typically tended to be where good ideas go to suffer a lengthy death... Oracle moves deceptively yet true to its convictions, and never without a keen eye for the market. 

  My guess?  Oracle drops a few dollars on innodb, maybe even a few back into Mysql, and pushes it to new heights in the open source RDBMS world.  I see some tough competition for postgres coming up, but hey, competition has been known to drive innovation before.  I would say competitive times lay ahead.

Just my two pennies :)

--Scott  

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