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Will Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn Stay With MySQL?

Posted by timothy on from the so-long-as-it's-internet-scale dept.

littlekorea writes "The world's largest web-scale users of MySQL have committed to one further upgrade to the Oracle-controlled database — but Facebook and Twitter are also eyeing off more open options from MariaDB and cheaper options from the NoSQL community. Who will pay for MySQL enterprise licenses into the future?"

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  1. Re:Enterprise? by aitikin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Wait, you actually RTFA. You must be new here.

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  2. What the hell is "eyeing off"? by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    but Facebook and Twitter are also eyeing off more open options

    Facepalm.

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    1. Re:What the hell is "eyeing off"? by Joining+Yet+Again · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      It's completely oblivious to anyone who isn't a petard.

    2. Re:What the hell is "eyeing off"? by Joining+Yet+Again · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiish!

  3. Re:and so meanwhile... by LifesABeach · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I've started using MongoDB; I think Oracle should invest less in America's Cups cheating, and more on getting the job done.

  4. Re:and so meanwhile... by LifesABeach · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm so sorry ms.moderator that I didn't site a source for my oracle slam; maybe your cramps? will subside? you'll have a better day tomorrow?