[General] Sun to Begin Close Sourcing MySQL

[Majed B.]

They didn't change the license itself. They closed source SOME parts
of MySQL, which is using GPLed code from Oracle.

Read the main article for the details.

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Ossama Khayat <okhayat at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Referring to this blog entry[1] I don't see any change to MySQL license!
>
> - Ossama
>
> 1. http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2294
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: bashar abdullah <bashar.abdullah at gmail.com>
> To: General OpenSource Discussion <general at oskw.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 10:29:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [General] Sun to Begin Close Sourcing MySQL
>
>  I understand your point. And Slashdotters, no need to tell me they would go
> furious :)
>
> I think Sun not only lost the open source contribution, but the faith here
> and trust.
>
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:00 AM, Majed B. <majedb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If they wanna get to business, by close-sourcing backup tools, well,
> > that stinks!
> >
> > I know, I know, we can still use the "features" even when
> > closed-sourced, but when (not if) bugs surface, the community will be
> > under the mercy of one organization ... we're all familiar with that
> > already, so we don't need Sun to emphasize on it!
> >
> > If you read the user comments on /. :
> > http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/271804328/article.pl
> > You'll find that they're recommending switching to Postegres; the
> > problem is that most hosts provide MySQL only.
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:43 AM, bashar abdullah
> > <bashar.abdullah at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > :(
> >
> >
> >
> > > Its the start of things to come
> > >
> > > But then again, did someone expect Sun to put $1 billion dollar on the
> table
> > > to host open source community? They need to make business case for
> > > Enterprise other than support.
> > >
> > > I'm just curios how that's gonna affect the whole community contribution
> to
> > > the code
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 9:04 AM, Majed B. <majedb at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> http://jcole.us/blog/archives/2008/04/14/just-announced-mysql-to-launch-new-features-only-in-mysql-enterprise/
> > > >
> > > > Well that stinks! I feared this was gonna happen and it did!
> > > >
> > > > Here are some excerpts from previous blog posts regrading MySQL's
> > > acquisition:
> > > >
> > > > Marten Mickos, CEO, MySQL: "Sun's culture and business model
> > > > complements MySQL's own by sharing the same ideals that we have had
> > > > since our foundation -- software freedom, online innovation and
> > > > community and partner participation."
> > > >
> > > > Jonathan Schwartz, president and chief executive officer, Sun
> > > > Microsystems, Inc.: "For the first time ever, businesses across the
> > > > world can standardize on a commercially supported, open source
> > > > platform that meets their needs for scale, quality and global
> > > > service."
> > > >
> > > > I would like to emphasize that there were promises, or maybe just
> > > > hints, that MySQL would remain open-source. Much like most suspected,
> > > > that's not gonna happen.
> > > > And here comes the funny part:
> > > >
> > > > "The acquisition cements Sun's entrance into the $15 billion database
> > > > market, affirms Sun's leadership in open source software and positions
> > > > the company as the leading provider of enterprise platforms for the
> > > > Network Economy."
> > > >
> > > > I'm sorry .. Sun's leadership in open-source software? Since when it
> > > > had leadership in that area? It barely coughed out Java!!!
> > > > --
> > > >  Majed B.
> > > >
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 Majed B.