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MySQL to Adopt Solid Storage Engine

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the solid-gone-baby dept.

hmart writes "As seen on ZDNet's Open Source Blog MySQL is taking another step to defend from Oracle's recent acquisitions of InnoBase and Sleepycat. From the article: 'MySQL responds by getting Solid Information Technology, a proprietary database vendor, to take its solidDB Storage Engine for MySQL open source, under the GPL, starting in June.'"

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  1. Postgresql is another option by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    If there is a problem with mySql, one could always migrate to Postgresql. Postgresql is well known for its advanced features and its excellent ability to work with large-size dbs.

  2. While you're waiting to see how this shakes out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    you could give postgresql a look-see. Might be your answer.