Why Oracle Isn't Part of the OSDL

darthcamaro writes "Some may wonder why OSDL, the self-proclaimed center of gravity for the Linux Universe and employer of Linus Torvalds, does not include Oracle as a member. Well, in a recent interview Wim Coekaerts, Director of Linux Engineering at Oracle has spelled it out in no uncertain terms. From the article: 'The thing that was really kind of revolting is that OSDL goes out and basically says that they represent the Linux community while there is no direct feedback line back to the community.'"

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Let's say no to Oracle, NVidia, ATI and the rest..

[jkrise]

It is a shame that a proprietary s/w firm holds so much clout and 'mindshare monopoly' in something as mainstream as a database market. From TFA:

Not to sound arrogant, but we know how to deal with the Linux community.

That's not only arrogant, but smug as well. Does the OSDL need members with attitudes such as this?