news.com.com — Oracle tried to acquire open-source database maker MySQL. I don't believe it, I think Oracle is trying to take out a competitor. The article, however, discusses how this is "an indication of the profound changes the software giant is willing to make as it adapts to the increasingly significant collaborative programming philosophy"
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spiffymanFeb 16, 2006
Oracle is one of the most disorganized and poorly run tech companies around.They have no strategy beyond buying helpless smaller companies (mysql) or has-beens (Siebel).Larry hired a bunch of finance people and analysts to run his Oracle (Safra Katz and Chuck Phillips). They have no experience running or building companies and it shows.That's why their stock has been stagnant for almost 5 years! It hasn't been above 15 for almost 5 YEARS and no hovers around 12 and 13.Larry is an idiot and market knows it.
tetraFeb 16, 2006
"Oracle and MySQL have seperate purposes. No one is going to implement an enterprise level app, ERP, CRM, or otherwise that uses MySQL"You're wrong.... As an Oracle DBA and a MySQL developer, I've created enterprise level apps using both systems and both have advantages and disadvantages. For applications that do not need certain advanced features that Oracle has, MySQL is a very good choice, especially for budget-conscious applications. Also, MySQL has more experts available in the community. Oracle nickles-and-dimes their clients to death with all these different support levels. <a class="user" href="http://nerd.com/">http://nerd.com/</a>
avgbodyFeb 16, 2006
God I hope not, and I don't even believe in God
elwood_bluesFeb 16, 2006
"Who uses oracle anyways? I've only heard of people actually using it a few rare times." - You have no idea of what you are talking about, do you.Anyway, The would be buying the company and their proprietary software, not MySQL itself.
sandrat44Feb 24, 2006
I was going to post: <a class="user" href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060222/tc_zd/172030;_ylt=Aor98IgHxMw7i4b2xf.rIikjtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--">http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060222/tc_zd/172030;_ylt=Aor98IgHxMw7i4b2xf.rIikjtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--</a>As a separate digg story, but it seems to be another view of the same posting here.So... would it be correct to say: "Start out as open source with the hopes to be bought by the big fish?" I know it sounds insulting to the developer community, I too am a programmer and would hate to see the fruits of my ideas and hard work be fought over by jackals. But it seems to me that these moves by the MySQL boss could also be better posturing to get more out of a deal with Oracle.I hope not. But money and/or greed have made lot's of good folks do crazy things before. Hope MySQL can fork out the InnoDB code and stick to the original ideals. While Oracle is a kick-a** DBMS, without MySQL, would many of the innovations on the web be possible today?
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