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MySQL Remains 'Fully Functional and Open Source'

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 8th May 2008 19:13 UTC

When Sun announced it would offer certain plugins and features for enterprise customers only, and maybe even make them closed-source, the open source community was up in arms. It seems that MySQL and Sun have listened to the criticism, as these plans are now off the table. In fact, these plans did not originate within Sun in the first place.

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RE: I don't see what the big deal is...

by sbergman27 on Thu 8th May 2008 22:09 UTC in reply to "I don't see what the big deal is..."

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2005-07-24

Sun already has the same model with openoffice/staroffice, why is it such a big deal so long as the core app remains open source?

From Sun's standpoint, a user's standpoint, a developer's standpoint, or a cheerleader's standpoint? It makes a difference. ;-)

Edit: Darn it! I forgot to include Chicken Little's standpoint!

Edited 2008-05-08 22:10 UTC

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RE[2]: I don't see what the big deal is...

by stabbyjones on Fri 9th May 2008 04:12 in reply to "RE: I don't see what the big deal is..."

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2008-04-15

I think the chicken little standpoint is the same as the users standpoint.

"the sky is falling!"

and yes, I am that kind of user.

Edited 2008-05-09 04:12 UTC

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