[Leaplist] Sun close sourcing MySQL

[Hank Lambert]

OK, I misunderstood it. My understanding was that they were starting to 
close source the backup portion and more advanced stuff. I assumed that 
they were only starting there, and would continue to close source it all 
together. Another thing I missed the first time I read it was that this 
action applies to MySQL Enterprise, not the community edition. Oops.

Derek Konigsberg wrote:
> The actual article, if you read it, doesn't say that exactly.
> The actual article says that they'll start offering some *new* 
> features only in the pay-for version.  (ok, its possible some of these 
> currently exists in the open code base)
>
> Now for the all-important grains of salt...
> 1) The article is really just someone's interpretation of a slide from 
> some presentation we can't see.
> 2) The Slashdot article title is just someone talking out their ass, 
> to stir up misdirected discussion
> 3) The title of this list post is a further simplification of the 
> Slashdot article title, in a way that is even more incorrect, and thus 
> more shocking.
>
> -Derek
>
> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008, Hank Lambert wrote:
>
>> When I read that Sun bought MySQL, I thought it might be a good 
>> thing. Then I read that they plan on close sourcing MySQL. Here is a 
>> link from Slashdot:
>>
>> http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/16/2337224
>>
>> My question, what does this mean for those of us who are currently 
>> using MySQL now? It seems like most of us are using it for something.
>>
>> --Hank
>>
>>
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