Sun Microsystems will plunk down $1 billion to buy MySQL, the maker of a popular open-source database. Sun said Wednesday that it will pay about $800 million in cash for MySQL's privately held stock and will assume about $200 million worth of options. MySQL CEO Marten Mickos will join Sun's senior executive team after the transaction closes. The acquisition is a bold move for Sun, which has embraced open-source software and development practices in an effort to garner more revenue from its software business.
Until now, it has sold support services for a competing open-source database, PostgreSQL. MySQL is one of the most successful open-source companies founded in the past five years. It's part of the popular combination of open-source development products referred to as LAMP, for Linux Apache Web server, MySQL and the PHP development language, which is broadly used on the Internet and within companies.
Mickos had previously said that the company intends to go public rather than be acquired. Its business model is to give away the source code and its database for free and to charge customers an ongoing subscription fee for support and services.
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Yea.
http://www.mysql.com/oem/licensing.html
http://www.mysql.com/oem/licensing.html
"OEMs, ISVs, and VARs who distribute MySQL with their products, and are not licensing and distributing their source code under the GPL..."
http://www.mysql.com/oem/licensing.html
"OEMs, ISVs, and VARs who distribute MySQL with their products, and are not licensing and distributing their source code under the GPL..."
Whats the difference? They all make money using MySQL by selling their products.
Last edited by night_stalker_z on 16 Jan 2008 - 17:37
My company uses MySQL for internal use, but we use the free version. If my company were to make a software package that included MySQL and sold it, then that's a different story.
My company uses MySQL for internal use, but we use the free version. If my company were to make a software package that included MySQL and sold it, then that's a different story.
That makes sense now.
It shouldn't be locked.
Neowin has never had a clear and consistent policy for FPN/BPN threads. Generally (but there are exceptions) if BPN is posted first, it is left open. Or if FPN is posted first, but BPN has a lively discussion, BPN is left open for discussion.
Oh well.
It shouldn't be locked.
There's no need to have the same news twice, and since this has been posted first the forum thread has been closed.
It shouldn't be locked.
There's no need to have the same news twice, and since this has been posted first the forum thread has been closed.
That's not how things work here...
And where did you read that? Actually if the news posted on the BPN are older and/or posted after the Main Page ones they are closed, doesn't matter if it's about Tech, Software, games, etc
Can you please go on-topic? I'll unlock the thread only by the request of the author of it.
Last edited by EL1TE on 16 Jan 2008 - 15:43
Like I posted before, it has just never been clear or consistent.
Actually if the news posted on the BPN are older and/or posted after the Main Page ones they are closed, doesn't matter if it's about Tech, Software, games, etc
Erm... no, they don't. Unless you're trying to start a new fad; read what Mark said. Open discussion in a proper thread is important. I never saw threads getting blocked until now.
Last edited by tiagosilva29 on 16 Jan 2008 - 15:46
I support EL1TE's right to close threads. Even if I disagree with it (strongly).
Done deal.
Ok guys i'll open it, sorry them i've did it only because the other News Staff do the same.
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=613323
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=613036
(and more)
Sorry for your waste of time.
I think that back when I was on staff that it was discussed making FPN really just a regular forum thread, but just also specially displayed on the front page. This would allow it to be searched and found in the forums, like normal threads; be alive for as long as the material warrants, like normal threads; and be moderated by all staff, like normal threads.
This hasn't happened in many years, and likely takes quite a bit of coding (and testing!), so not sure if it will ever come to fruition.
I think that tiagosilva is of the same mind as me, supporting BPN discussion due to its longevity. I am glad that you didn't seem be taking it as a personal critique.
I think that back when I was on staff that it was discussed making FPN really just a regular forum thread, but just also specially displayed on the front page. This would allow it to be searched and found in the forums, like normal threads; be alive for as long as the material warrants, like normal threads; and be moderated by all staff, like normal threads.
This hasn't happened in many years, and likely takes quite a bit of coding (and testing!), so not sure if it will ever come to fruition.
I think that tiagosilva is of the same mind as me, supporting BPN discussion due to its longevity. I am glad that you didn't seem be taking it as a personal critique.
The problem is that i've did what the other News Poster did, since i was following it because it maybe was a rule, and in fact is, but actually there's no need to lock it because of the longevity of the forum threads (like you said).
Of course i didn't take as a personal critique, actually critics can be used to make things better!
(Agora um bocadinho em português, para desenferrujar: essa regra não é bem regra... raramente é usada. Não estamos falar de uma pequeno update de software, é algo forte e que pode reproduzir efeitos pesados a nível empresarial.
Na BPN tens [normalmente] uma conversa coesa sobre o assunto. Aqui é trolhada a forte e feio, porque são exibicionistas, e o mundo inteiro está a ler o que escreves na FPN, ou quase! Por isso é que existe quase sempre uma ligação para discussão na BPN... Não é mesmo nada pessoal.)
(Agora um bocadinho em português, para desenferrujar: essa regra não é bem regra... raramente é usada. Não estamos falar de uma pequeno update de software, é algo forte e que pode reproduzir efeitos pesados a nível empresarial.
Na BPN tens [normalmente] uma conversa coesa sobre o assunto. Aqui é trolhada a forte e feio, porque são exibicionistas, e o mundo inteiro está a ler o que escreves na FPN, ou quase! Por isso é que existe quase sempre uma ligação para discussão na BPN... Não é mesmo nada pessoal.)
lol, sim é verdade, e como disse não volta a acontecer, a não ser que já tenha sido postado nas BPN.
lol, yes it's true, and as i said it won't happen again, unless it has already been posted on the BPN.
Last edited by Tikitiki on 16 Jan 2008 - 15:30
I hope it won't lead to forced Java-isation of MySQL (like it was with OpenOffice)
This is probably going to be useful for extend enterprise Java, other than that... your call.
I don't see anything bad about Sun adding Java fucntionality to mySQL similar to PL/SQL. JSQL or something perhaps
Not really. 1B for MySQL seems to be over valued.
Not updated MySQL in ages because they decided to screw it and the website up
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