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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

  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.