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Oracle Acquires Sleepycat

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the everyone-getting-a-piece-of-open-source dept.

Deven writes "Computerworld is reporting that Oracle has just acquired Sleepycat Software (makers of the open-source Berkeley DB embedded database) for an undisclosed sum. Having previously acquired Innobase, Oracle is certainly taking a look at diversity."

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  1. May I be the first to say... by spectre_240sx · · Score: 4, Funny

    God Damnit

    1. Re:May I be the first to say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      May I be the first to say - I second that!

  2. SleepyCat huh? by rob_squared · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, don't walk around their headquarters at night then, you might trip on the damn thing because its sleeping in the middle of the hallway.

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    I don't get it.
  3. Re:Taking a look at Diversity? by saifatlast · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now, if you were the largest commercial DBMS vendor in the world and you were worried about the OSS people moving into your space, what would you buy in order to stop them cold?

    Shhh!! You idiot, don't give them any ideas!!

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    note: i'm known as plugwash most places but i screwd up registering that here somehow in the past and now can't regist
  4. Raw Power by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Embrace
    Extinguish
    ????
    Profit!!!