How Real Is The Open Source Database Fever?

J. Misael G. points out a NewsForge article on recent moves by some database vendors to loudly release (some of) their products as open source, asking the vital question "How much open source beer are these newcomers bringing to the database bash, or are they simply coming in and asking where the cups are?" (Slashdot and NewsForge are both part of OSTG.)

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I've got a fever

[Anonymous Coward]

And the only prescription is more S Q L!

When we're done here, baby, you'll all be using gold plated computers.