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MySQL Cofounder Says Oracle Should Sell Database To a Neutral 3d Party

Posted by timothy on from the richard-stallman-agrees dept.

alphadogg writes "Oracle should resolve antitrust concerns over its acquisition of Sun Microsystems by selling open-source database MySQL to a suitable third party, its cofounder and creator Michael 'Monty' Widenius said in a blog post on Monday. Oracle's $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun is currently being held up by an investigation by the European Commission. The Commission's main concern seems to be MySQL, which was acquired by Sun in January 2008 for $1 billion. A takeover by the world's leading proprietary database company of the world's leading open source database company compels the regulator to closely examine the effects on the European market, according to remarks made by Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes last month. The key objective by Widenius is to find a home outside Oracle for MySQL, where the database can be developed and compete with existing products, including Oracle's, according to Florian Mueller, a former MySQL shareholder who is currently working with Monty Program AB on this matter." Richard Stallman agrees.

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  1. 3D? by clone53421 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, those 2D parties are shallow and make for thin plots.

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    1. Re:3D? by Bat+Country · · Score: 2, Funny

      The best thing about 3d parties are all the 3d women. All that proprietary "boob-jubbling technology."

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  2. Should Sell Database To a Neutral 3d Party by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    SCO?

  3. Neutral 3rd Party? Let's See Here ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    MySQL Cofounder Says Oracle Should Sell Database To a Neutral 3d Party

    So that leaves us with?

    mysql> use companies;
    Database changed
    mysql> select * from parties where bias = null;
    Empty set (0.00 sec)

    Hmmm ....

  4. Transactions by fartrader · · Score: 4, Funny

    So its true, MySQL still doesn't support Transaction rollbacks.

  5. Re:Maybe I'm missing something.. by Icegryphon · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because if people don't like the fork then someone else will fork it.
    So on, and so on, until MySQL is forked so many times people will call it a slut?

  6. ONE BILLION DOLLARS, MUHAHAHAH by ShaggyZet · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sounds like a good plan. Now if they can only find a neutral 3rd party dumb enough to pay anything close to $1 billion for it. How about Computer Associates, isn't that where bad software goes to die?

  7. Re:Maybe I'm missing something.. by Abreu · · Score: 2, Funny

    What do you mean?

    GNU IceCat is as popular as... IceWeasel ...

    nevermind

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  8. Re:Like Yogi Berra says by clone53421 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I like better, "So, this MySQL programmer walks into a bar, goes up to two tables and asks 'Excuse me, may I join you?'"

    Saw it in someone's sig here.

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  9. Speaking of tables by ClosedSource · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everybody leaves the Ark and Moses addresses the animals "Go forth and multiply".

    So all the animals go into the forest, but Moses notices two snakes that haven't moved.

    "Why don't you go and multiply?", He asks.

    One of the snakes answers "We can't, we're Adders!".

    So Moses and his sons chop down one of the trees and form it into a rough-hewn table.

    He addresses the snakes and says "Here is your log table, now go forth and multiply".

    1. Re:Speaking of tables by LordKronos · · Score: 5, Funny

      Moses had an Ark, too?

    2. Re:Speaking of tables by powerlord · · Score: 2, Funny

      Moses had an Ark, too?

      He was keeping up with the Noahs. ... Or maybe he was just hanging out in his Crib.

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  10. Is Oracle more evil than Microsoft? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wait. I'm confused. Oracle is now evil and Microsoft isn't evil? When did this happen? As a Microsoft hater do I need to hate Oracle now too?

    I'm confused. Is this some sort of plot by Bill Gates to divide and conquer? What next!?

    At least Steve Jobs is still okay. ...or is he?