Tom Lane wrote: > merlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Randal L. Schwartz) writes: >> Oracle purchases Sleepycat. From what I understand, BerkeleyDB was the >> "other" way that MySQL could have transactions if Oracle decided to >> restrict InnoDB tables (after purchasing Innobase last year). > >> Does this mean the other shoe has dropped for MySQL AB? > > The deal's not gone through yet, but it sure does look like they want to > put a hammerlock on MySQL ... Oracle claims it has (has anyone been contacted by Oracle about PG :)?): http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=180200853&subSection=Open+Source -- Steve Wampler -- swampler@xxxxxxxx The gods that smiled on your birth are now laughing out loud.
