Oracle Responds To MySQL Purchase Concerns

Posted by Soulskill on Monday December 14, 2009 @07:23AM from the we-cool-man-we-cool dept.

Luke has no name writes "Yesterday we discussed MySQL founder Monty Widenius's objections to the acquisition of MySQL by Oracle. Today, Oracle released a statement to address some of these issues. Among their commitments, Oracle says they intend to continue releasing MySQL under the GPL, allow vendors to produce 'any-license' third-party engines, maintain the Reference Manual, invest millions into the product, and create a 'customer advisory board.' The pledges are still not enough for some, however."

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Re:Monty's ethical problem by Dog-Cow · 2009-12-14 08:06 · Score: 1, Offtopic

But it seems he wants to have his cake and eat it.
Everyone wants to have their cake and eat it. That's generally the point, after all.
What you meant to write is: he wants to eat his cake and have it too.