APRIL 22, 2009 Fate of Sun's Software Is Uncertain Deal Gives Oracle Control of 'Open Source' Projects, MySQL Database http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124035244246940627.html (subs. required) Some graphs: 'Some people who rely on MySQL and other "open source" products worry about how Oracle will handle the programs it acquires along with Sun. The programs are called open source because anyone can access or change the computer code that make them work. "This is a monster step backward for those of us who are committed to sustaining open source," said Lev Gonick, chief information officer at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, who uses database software from Oracle as well as MySQL. "I have no doubt that this is an attempt to kill the competition." ...' fyi, MP pyz@xxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
