[TriLUG] This is not good

[Steve Litt]

On Tuesday 21 April 2009 12:27:55 am mgmonza wrote:
> Oracle buys MySql:
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> http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/2009/04/20/oracle-buys-mysql-java-and-some-
>other-stuff-now-what/
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> I just can't see Oracle letting the competition to its
> multi-thousand-dollar per user per site per release per product software
> run around free anymore.
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> That leaves PostgreSql as the only free SQL database, I believe.  It's
> too bad, because at least one agency here that was a heavy user of
> Oracle and GIS went to MySQL and Minnesota Maps in an effort to save money.

I've always liked Postgres.

STeveT

Steve Litt
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