IBM Invests In MySQL/Oracle Competitor 204
stoolpigeon writes "IBM has made a move to support open source RDBMS PostgreSQL by investing in EnterpriseDB, a company that supports PostgreSQL as well as selling their own proprietary extensions to the database product. IBM participated in a $10 million funding round, though the article doesn't say how much they invested. In the past EnterpriseDB has primarily advertised itself as an Oracle competitor, though the article says, 'Derek Rodner, EnterpriseDB's director of product strategy, explained that Postgres Plus 8.3 also adds in new application quick starts which are supposed to help with installation issues. They will also help in EnterpriseDB's battle against MySQL for open source database supremacy.'"
geeks want to do it right (Score:5, Funny)
Re:db2... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:MySQL databae supremacy (Score:5, Funny)
Joke you not.
di bi tu (Score:5, Funny)
Re:MySQL databae supremacy (Score:3, Funny)
Wow, freedom sure sounds complicated.
In other words, "The GPL of MySQL is awesomer because, with a lot of work, you can violate its intent without violating the license!"
Re:Still waiting for a decent GUI (Score:3, Funny)