Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

MySQL Founders Reunite To Form SkySQL

Posted by timothy on from the together-again-at-last dept.

mikejuk writes "The founders of the original MySQL, the open-source database, are getting back together in a merger between Monty Program and SkySQL. SkySQL was created by around two dozen former MySQL executives and investors after Oracle bought MySQL from Sun. Widenius started Monty Program AB and created the MariaDB database from some of MySQL's open source code. The merger will provide a stronger rival to MySQL, so reassuring users who are worried about Oracle's future plans for the database."

2 of 215 comments (clear)

  1. Re: What a relief by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    MariaDB is a 100% compatible, drop-in replacement for the MySQL database. PostgreSQL is not.

    So on to this same line of thought, does anybody know of a drop-in replacement for Slashdot? I've been here for what seems like 10 years and starting today I can't even login to the site, or use it with my iOS devices.

  2. Re:http://www.linuxadvocates.com/p/support.html by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm the guy who called him a whore and posted the email addresses and the phone number. He's been posting these emails in almost every thread for the last few days. He's the "my fast pc" spammer for some unknown Linux website. If you check his Contact page you'll see I am not him as he doesn't like his email address displayed in a scrape-able way (he prefers "Email: dietrich at linuxadvocates dot com").

    He's pretending to be an advocate for Linux but he asks for money like PBS during a pledge drive. He should know that Linux and other FOSS projects are not usually moneymakers and he should not rely on people to fund his "playing at being a big shot" hobby.