On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Max Pyziur <pyz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 Aren't we glad that MySQL is not hardware dependent? The Open Source community will not be ruled by Oracle's wishes. ~af -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
