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Oracle Lines Up Unbreakable MySQL

Posted by Hemos on from the the-swirling-of-large-and-small dept.

munchola writes "MySQL CEO, Marten Mickos, has revealed to CBRonline that Oracle has threatened to provide support for MySQL and is already distributing the open source database. "They have hinted to us that they will," said Mickos, indicating that the database giant is planning to repeat its October 2006 Unbreakable Linux plan, which saw it undercut Red Hat with enterprise Linux support. Despite the competitive threat, Mickos is unmoved. "I hope they do that," he said, noting that it would be seen as an endorsement of the open source database.""

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  1. Oracle Sucks by N8F8 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    If you came up with a ratio of $spent/$productivity, Oracle would probably throw a divide by zero error. Most folks would be orders of magnitude better off with mySQL, SQL Server or Access.

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  2. MySQL still sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Please, the "open source" parts of MySQL are and are still crap. The only parts that made it even palatable were 3rd party. You want a good open source database? Run PostgreSQL.

  3. Re:Isn't Oracle's database supposed to be unbreaka by mcrbids · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    MySQL is great if you want a lightweight, fast database that doesn't need to be terribly robust.

    That isn't quite right. Let me fix that for you...

    MySQL is great if you want a lightweight, fast database with lousy data integrity that doesn't need to be terribly robust.

    There. Much, much better.

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  4. Re:Typical support call by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    MySQL is a great solution for many small databases,
    No, it is not, no matter how many times uneducated hacks like yourself repeat your idiotic blatherings. If there were no other competing solutions available, MySQL might reach the level of an "acceptable solution." Because there are, MySQL can only be rightly categorized as a steaming pile of maggot infested shit.