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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.

  2. 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.

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

    FAPP: FreeBSD Apache, PostgreSQL, Perl.

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  4. 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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    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

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

    Oh Christ, shut up.

  6. 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....

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