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HP Announces Support For MySQL, JBoss

Posted by simoniker on from the i'm-not-the-boss-of-you dept.

Chroniton writes "According to InternetNews.com: 'HP stepped up its commitment to open source software Monday by pledging to offer and support the MySQL database server and JBoss application server software in its servers' - it's also mentioned: 'The deal is truly symbiotic. While MySQL and JBoss get backing from a technology driver such as HP, HP gets the added credibility of being cozy with open source, a label many enterprises and HP rivals, such as IBM and Dell, are working toward.'"

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  1. Sleeping with JBoss... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...doesn't seem like the best way to make the open source community trust you...

  2. JBoss is Great! by captainclever · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, the story mentioned JBoss.
    I know from experience that JBoss is the absolute BEST bit of software out there, it's so great. I can't recommend it enough. It's soooo much better than the competition..

    Ahem.. :)

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    1. Re:JBoss is Great! by Timesprout · · Score: 4, Funny

      Marc, you promised to stop astroturfing. Now go to your room and no cheese for you tonight!

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    2. Re:JBoss is Great! by Kenja · · Score: 2, Funny
      " JBoss is the absolute BEST bit of software out there"

      Are you kidding? I've never played such a crap game. No plot, poor graphics, and dont even get me started on the controls.

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  3. Re:PostgreSQL? by Nuclear+Elephant · · Score: 5, Funny

    MySQL is practically a household name compared to Postgres.

    Yeah just the other day my grandmother asked me to pass the MySQL at the dinner table. And I heard a knock at the door, and when I answered it there were three Jehova witnesses trying to convince me to upgrade to 4.x

  4. Re:IBM... by chabotc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually i would call Dell pretty open source friendly. For the longest time they have supported and developed drivers for their PowerEdge servers (and sold those with linux installed and supported before IBM announced it's new linux strategy), and offered Linux server and pre-installed (and supported) Oracle on linux servers. Also they have supplied some of the major tv networks here in the netherlands with mpg storage and play back servers..

    No they are not a software development company, so they are not as visable as some, and they choose not to alienate MS (unlike like IBM who obviously still has some revenge issues). But they support Linux where it matters.. Selling products and giving support on them