Oracle Responds To MySQL Purchase Concerns 156
Luke has no name writes "Yesterday we discussed MySQL founder Monty Widenius's objections to the acquisition of MySQL by Oracle. Today, Oracle released a statement to address some of these issues. Among their commitments, Oracle says they intend to continue releasing MySQL under the GPL, allow vendors to produce 'any-license' third-party engines, maintain the Reference Manual, invest millions into the product, and create a 'customer advisory board.' The pledges are still not enough for some, however."
well (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Fork? (Score:1, Funny)
If the sky does start to fall, then fork.
So we will fork in 2012 then ?
Re:Fork? (Score:2, Funny)
The problem is, he already sold the copyright and now only has access to the GPLed version.
So, basically Monty screwed himself in the deal! Haha! He should now change his name to Monty Wide-Anus.
Re:MySQL is under Duel license - all contributions (Score:3, Funny)
I like it.
Re:Why bother with MySQL? (Score:3, Funny)