RE[3]: They're Stuck With It - OS News

OpenOffice is a good example in that it never drew the collaboration that Sun was expecting. The vast majority of the commits have been from Sun employees. The most popular open source projects like Firefox and Mysql are more like cathedrals that ...

Is Oracle recruiting MySQL software into its empire? - Posted In ...

With Oracle's recent $7.38 billion dollar buyout of Sun Microsystems, some new product recipes are bound to end up on the fattened company's revisited menu.

Open Source: An 'Advertisement On Steroids' - Information Week (blog)

Open Source: An 'Advertisement On Steroids'Information Week (blog)The article in question deal with MySQL and its uncertain fate between the EU's Scylla and Oracle's Charybdis. (You choose which one's the monster on the ...

Senators push Europeans to OK Oracle-Sun deal (San Francisco Chronicle)

Senators are pressuring European antitrust regulators to hurry their investigation of Oracle Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc., citing Sun's "precarious" financial condition and fears about more layoffs at the struggling computing company....
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MySQL Mate & Maté: ZRM Issues 091124

With the example above it means that only the user mysql will have access, effectively leaving the DBAs with no proper access to the files and reports even if they are included into the mysql group. I haven't been alble to locate where ...
[original post by Gerry Narvaja]
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Why open source could kill Android's chances - InfoWorld

Why open source could kill Android's chancesInfoWorld... either leave Android alone or coalesce into a de facto manager, as has happened with successful open source efforts such as server Linux and MySQL. ...and more »
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EU extends deadline for review of Oracle-Sun deal - Zd Net Asia.com

European regulators have agreed to extend the deadline to review Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, giving Oracle some more time to develop arguments in reply to Europe's concerns, according to Reuters . Earlier this month, the European ...
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