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MySQL AB Settles With NuSphere

Posted by chrisd on from the exclamation-point dept.

PCM2 writes "It appears that MySQL AB has settled its dispute with NuSphere over use of the MySQL trademarks. CEO Marten Mickos has punctuated the occasion with a donation to the FSF -- but there's no mention of what the actual terms of the settlement were, and there's no statement on NuSphere's site either (yet)."

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  1. Cool by InnovATIONS · · Score: 4, Funny

    As long as I don't have to start calling it GNU/MySQL I will be satisfied.

    1. Re:Cool by nother_nix_hacker · · Score: 3, Funny

      Is it just me or is there a "as long as I don't have to call it GNU/ I'll be happy" post these days?

    2. Re:Cool by InnovATIONS · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's hard to be really creative when you are hoping for first post. I thought about saying 'imagine a beowulf cluster of these' but it just didn't seem to fit.

    3. Re:Cool by AndroidCat · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ah, so you have seen the the cover the latest O'Reilly book?

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  2. However by nizcolas · · Score: 5, Funny

    What has not been settled is the debate over the pronounciation of SQL.

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  3. An idea by sheWhoWalksWithToesL · · Score: 5, Funny
    We could start pronouncing it "squirrel".... As in "uh-oh", the squirrel is hosed." or MY squirrel is more secure than YOUR squirrel."

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    1. Re:An idea by Iguanaphobic · · Score: 5, Funny

      12567476521 and I'll raise you a palindrome.

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  4. Re:More good news for MySQL by jazman_777 · · Score: 5, Funny
    You do understant that MySQL is not much more than a filesystem with a SQL interface, don't you?

    Yes. What's so great about Oracle is that it uses Magic (tm) to store its data somewhere in the Matrix.

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  5. Re:I got an email from Monty about it: by ekrout · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh yeah?

    Well the rest of us all got a hand-typed comment from Marten himself! :-p

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