Author Michael Tougeron on January 16, 2008
Posted under mysql
and tagged with mysql, mysql ab, sun
Big news in the database world today, MySQL announced that they have been aquired by Sun Microsystems. Was a bit of surprising move to me as last I heard was the rumors around looking into an IPO. Of course by no means am I up-to-date or an industry insider. I’m not sure yet how I feel about this move. Its probably a good move for Sun, but how is it going to affect the LAMP world?
According to Kaj Arno it will be a good thing due to Sun’s already strong presence in the open source world citing references to Java and Open Office. I agree that Sun’s open source initiatives are a good thing (it could have been Oracle /shudder). However, I don’t like Java and I don’t like Open Office. I also think the audience that uses Java and MySQL might be somewhat different from the larger LAMP sites like Facebook and Yahoo!.
I suppose only time will tell. Its probably just the db geek in me, but I’ll be watching this closely over the coming months.
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This post was written by Michael Tougeron on January 16, 2008
