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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. PostgreSQL? by danharan · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Great news, but...

    Anyone know why MySQL as opposed to a more standards-compliant db like PG?

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    1. Re:PostgreSQL? by rtaylor · · Score: 5, Insightful

      It's difficult to partner with PG as there is not a controlling company. Both MySQL and JBoss have firms which will train HP freely and perhaps even take on part of the load in return for commercial contracts.

      With PG they're basically stuck trying to learn it themselves. RedHat would train HP, but RedHat doesn't want to be known for offerring PostgreSQL support since Oracle didn't like RedHat Database competition very much.

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  2. HP Is Relentlessly Uncommitting by fastdecade · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I don't read much into this.

    HP has always jumped back, forth, and sideways in their "embracing" strategies. One day, they'll promote Java, the next day you'll hear nothing about it. Same with Linux. Compare that to IBM - they have a strong, consistent, stance on both Java and Linux.

    Part of this inconsistency is likely due to politics behind the Compaq merger. But it's gone on longer than that - for example, whatever happened to all their embedded consumer devices (I think it was branded "cool city")? All this indicates HP has big political problems, which is causing it to lack any direction.

  3. What this REALLY means... by MosesJones · · Score: 5, Insightful


    IBM have WebSphere and DB2

    Oracle have 10gAS and Oracle 10g

    SAP have Netweaver and SapDB

    Microsoft have .NET and SQLServer.

    HP abandoned their old App Server and have worked out how to get good mindshare for low investment on a new one.

    Pretty smart move by HP as it puts them back in the "solutions" market and tied in with their SI business means they have a real opportunity in the custom build market.

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    1. Re:What this REALLY means... by turgid · · Score: 5, Insightful
      Pretty smart move by HP as it puts them back in the "solutions" market and tied in with their SI business means they have a real opportunity in the custom build market.

      Er no, HP have now painted themselves into a corner at the bottom of the low end. All the other big companies must be laughing all the way to the bank. Nice one again HP.

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  4. Re:Dual Licensing by lokedhs · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why not just use Postgres and be done with it? Better and it's really free. :-)

  5. They've found the cure for NIHS by SpamJunkie · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is obviously a sign that they've found a cure for that pox upon the tech sector, NIHS or Not Invented Here Syndrome. I estimate, based on absolutely no data, that NIHS costs the US economy billions of dollars.

    HP showed signs of beating NIHS with their iPod deal with Apple. With this announcement they have shown that they have a cure for NIHS, at least in some quantity.

    People and corporations with NIHS, unlike normal people, have an unfounded fear of technologies they didn't invent. It is related to paranoid dylusion. Countless hours and money is spent recreating technology that has already been inveted by someone else.

    It is yet to be seen if HP will sell their NIHS cure to other companies or keep it for themselves as a competitive edge. However, even if they do decide to sell the cure it is likely that most people and corporations will fear the NIHS cure and attempt to create their own.

    1. Re:They've found the cure for NIHS by turgid · · Score: 4, Insightful
      What HP is showing is that they're the Microsoft of the hardware world. Rather than investing in R&D to develop new stuff, they'll wait until someone else takes the lead, maybe loses their shirt and then copy them with a slightly inferior but more conformist product.

      In my day HP was like DEC, IBM and other great.respected corporations. Then they got Carly and it all went downhill...

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  6. Re:IBM... by BiggerIsBetter · · Score: 4, Insightful

    IBM is already very very very open source friendly. Sounds like HP is just jumping on the bandwagon. Selling support for OSS software isn't really "cozy" either - it's just leaching onto a growing market share. Call me when they start contributing to the code in a meaningful way, or helping folks no IRC.

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  7. Is it really about open source assistance? by aixguru1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Come on folks, look at the bigger picture. Look at the two projects they are going to support, MySQL, and JBoss.

    Now look at their competitors products (IBM) Websphere and DB2 products. The reasons have to be more than just jumping on the bandwagon with open source. IBM has two products that are similar to the exact two projects HP chose to help.

    All is fair in business, but HP isn't going to throw money at projects just to claim they are on the open source bandwagon. I believe the direct intent is to improve MySQL and JBoss to go head to head with IBM on this one.

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