[TriLUG] This is not good

[Ron Joffe]

Before the panic, how about reading up a bit about Berkely DB. If Oracle 
follows this same model, then I really don't think anyone has anything to 
worry about.

Just my 2c, and I am an oracle fan :)

Ron



On Tuesday 21 April 2009 00:27, mgmonza wrote:
> Oracle buys MySql:
>
>
> http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/2009/04/20/oracle-buys-mysql-java-and-some-
>other-stuff-now-what/
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> MG
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