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Sun Buys MySQL

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the didn't-see-that-coming dept.

Krow alerted me that MySQL has been bought by Sun. Right now there is only a brief announcement but it discusses what the acquisition will mean for the core developers, community etc.

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  1. Why did they buy it? by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    Didn't they know they could just download it and run without paying?

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  2. Re:Licenses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if Sun will streamline the licensing madness that MySQL has become... I'm sure that's part of the plan. Streamlined madness is what I've come to expect from Sun.
  3. Re:I wonder by Meneth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seconded, thoroughly - in addition I would like some decent gui tools for single-user data-storage requirements; it's annoying that any pc user who wants to maintain a list of (contacts/friends/must-see-movies/must-read-books/etc) puts everything into a spreadsheet. I like Notepad with a fixed font.
  4. Great news by Lisandro · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait for them to rewrite it in Java!

  5. Re:I wonder by Shakrai · · Score: 5, Funny

    I like Notepad with a fixed font.

    Notepad is a great storage system. In fact, I have at least ten "New Text Document.txt", "New Text Document (2).txt" files on my desktop right now. One of them has my address book in it.... let's see... is it (6)? Nope, that's my checking account register. Hmm.... could've sworn that was my address book.... shit, I'm overdrawn by $50!

    (Laugh, it's not that far from the truth.... got a similar situation with text files in my ~ on my Linux box.... who needs meaningful filenames and directories when you have grep?)

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