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MySQL Ends Enterprise Server Source Tarballs

Posted by Zonk on from the new-tactic-in-open-sorcery dept.

vboulytchev writes "The folks at MySQL has quietly announced that it will no longer be distributing the MySQL Enterprise Server source as a tarball. It's been about a year since the split between the paid and free versions of the database project. The Enterprise Server code is still under the GNU General Public License (GPL), and as a result MySQL appears to be making it harder for non-customers to access the source code. 'One of the things that many users worry about is whether they're getting an inferior version of MySQL by using the Community version. Urlocker says that MySQL "wants to make sure the Community version is rock solid," but admitted that the company has introduced features into the Community edition of the software that "[weren't] as robust as we thought, and created some instabilities." Because of that, the company is revising its policies about when features go into the Community releases.'" Update: 08/10 04:56 GMT by CN :While it is slightly harder to get, the source isn't closed by any means, so I updated the title to reflect that.

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  1. In related news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    MySQL announced plans for a new BitTorrent based distributed backend.

    1. Re:In related news by queequeg1 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm still trying to wade through the toe-dipping and hedging in the parent post. Can someone please tell me how Utopianfiat really feels about Zonk?

    2. Re:In related news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Not bad, but you're not quite on the mark there.

      How about something a little more apple-ish? You know, like "SassyBase."

      Or maybe something more opensource-ish like "Reuckatobilaro."

  2. Ooh, look at ME! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Look at ME! I'm MySQL! I'm a "real database!"

    1. Re:Ooh, look at ME! by larry+bagina · · Score: 2, Funny

      Oh well, there is always PostgreSQL... Hopefully some development can move to there.

      as someone who uses PostgreSQL, i hope not.

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  3. Re:They need a name change by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since it's currently in a state after being MySQL, I propose we confuse everybody by calling it PostMySQL.

  4. Re:They need a name change by nuzak · · Score: 2, Funny

    How about TheirSQL?

    Or more descriptively, NotSQL? That one's almost a Godwin.

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  5. Re:Yay! by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Funny

    FAPP: FreeBSD Apache, PostgreSQL, Perl.

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  6. Re:In addition, have you RTFA? by larry+bagina · · Score: 5, Funny

    bitkeeper is not FREE software. I cannot use it in good conscience, and neither should you. For all intents and purposes, their source code is locked away.

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  7. Re:In addition, have you RTFA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh Christ, shut up.

  8. Re:Hmm.. First Bittorrent by AvitarX · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not going to happen.

    According to the summary anyway, it will still be legal to distribute. So it won't end up as a torrent.

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  9. Re:Say what? by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Funny

    And it's a good thing we had such a measured and non-sensational response to that situation....

  10. no they don't by hawk · · Score: 2, Funny

    No t-shirt :)

    hawk

  11. Re:Account Hacked !! by needacoolnickname · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's okay. We've all had a drink or two and then posted.

  12. Re:Account Hacked !! by everphilski · · Score: 5, Funny

    this is the real utopianfiat. the prior utopianfiat, who hacked the last utopianfiat, has been sacked.

    "MYND YOV MOOSE BITES KAN BE PRETTI NASTI"

  13. numbers, zonk, numbers by nightcats · · Score: 2, Funny

    Zonk, Zonk: 3P Plural nouns go with what verb tense? The course gets harder as we go along...

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  14. Re:MOD PARENT +5 PYTHON by jollyreaper · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is slashdot - I thought Python references got automatic +5 funny mods?! You're thinking of Pynchon.
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  15. Re:Rock solid... Far from it unfortunately... by MrNaz · · Score: 2, Funny

    2001 called. It wants its MySQL indignant reply back.

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  16. Re:Makes me glad that RubyForge... by cerberusss · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ha Ha you're being apologetic, but behind your browser you're smugly grinning that you plugged both RubyForge and PostgreSQL. :-)

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  17. Re:Yay! by larry+bagina · · Score: 3, Funny

    Personally, I prefer VAGINA - VMWare, Apache, GNU, Ingres, NetBSD, Ada. I'm not sure why more slashdotters don't try it.

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