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MySQL CEO Insists He's Not Supping With The Devil

Posted by Zonk on from the eye-of-the-beholder dept.

jg21 writes "In the continuing saga of the decision by MySQL previously discussed here on Slashdot to make a deal with SCO Group, the company's CEO Marten Mickos has now granted an interview in which he addresses the inevitable criticism that the deal has provoked in the F/OSS community. His main defense seems to be that other companies have ported to SCO too. He admits money too played a part." From the article: "We believe that porting a GPL version of MySQL for the SCO OpenServer platform gives thousands of users more options when it comes to choosing a database -- which is a good thing. The deal produces revenue for us and this allows us to hire more open source developers. We didn't make the decision lightly; we knew SCO was a sensitive subject with the free software and open source communities."

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  1. In other words by brennz · · Score: -1, Troll

    We are going to support a company that has made a direct attack on the OSS community because it is profitable for us.

    We don't really care about OSS as development paradigm and a philosopy which is truly superior to closed source.

    We are money grubbing corporate types that will do whatever is expedient in order to make a buck.

    We are in this for the money.

    Kitsch

  2. FailzorS... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    all along. *BSD Stagnant. As Linux world. GNAA members lesson and members all over = 1400 NetBSD decentralized Paper towels b3en sitting here empire in decline, Though, I have to users of NetBSD 800 mhz machine users all over the you got there. Or Distribution make I have a life to to underscore many of us are their hand...she

  3. FUCK SCO! TIME TO KILL IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    FUCK SCO! SOMEBODY SHOOT A BULLET THROUGH IT'S BRAINS! That would be the only sensible thing to do. It's about time to waste that little piece of shit.

  4. Re:And how is this different from... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Not the most moral decisions but certainly against what those who dealt with Saddam Hussein or the Chinese Goverment its pretty small fry.

    A case of the pot calling the kettle black? Look in the mirror and tell me how US government can have the moral to smear China and and Saddam when they have already killed tens of thousands of Iraqis and stolen their oil and continue to enslave them.

  5. Re:Bullshit. by schon · · Score: 0, Troll

    SCO and the OpenServer platform are dieing.

    And this has exactly what to do with it?

    It's OK to make help an evil party as long as they're not going to last long?

    This was a quick cash grab and nothing more.

    Which is (again) irrelevant. SCOX is an evil company that has assaulted the F/OSS community, and has spent millions of dollars (which they didn't actually own) to try to kill the GPL and Linux. By aiding SCOX (and yes, they *ARE* aiding them), MySQL is declaring their allegiance loud and clear.