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I firmly believe Oracle bought Innobase to asphyxiate InnoDB - it was getting too "enterprise." They now control the development staff, and will slow it down and send it in directions that don't compete with Oracle's main offerings.
The good news is that InnoDB is GPL, meaning that others can "fork" and continue on.
Of course, Oracle will also embark on programs that will make life for the "forked" InnoDB more difficult; Oracle owns the trademark, so the name will have to change; they'll (try to) change the API; they have a continuing contract with MySQL, so Oracle's engine will be bundled, and users wanting the free engine will have to install it as a patch; etc. - Posted by: krehbiel Posted on: 02/14/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
is Oracle buying the competition?
Linux Geek | 02/14/06
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This is a VERY interesting question. All eyes are on Oracle now.
DonnieBoy | 02/14/06
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A bit off the mark
billywill | 02/14/06
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You forget the MySQL license model. They must be able to offer comercial
DonnieBoy | 02/14/06
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Commercial licensing is no problem
krehbiel | 02/14/06
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Fortunately, Innodb is still GPL
krehbiel | 02/14/06
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True, Inno is still GPL, but MySQL can't sell commercial licenses.
DonnieBoy | 02/14/06
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Oracle bought Innodb and Sleepycat to kill them.
krehbiel | 02/14/06
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Well, people are going to wise up and only use components that can't be
DonnieBoy | 02/14/06
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I had thought about using SleepyCat for a data store in one of my projects,
DonnieBoy | 02/14/06
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Looks like open source is the new shareware
ordaj@... | 02/14/06
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Presure for this from US based Governement Agencies
mighetto | 02/14/06
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Biting off nose to spite face...
techboy_z | 02/14/06
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WISE UP Indeed! In Ellison's Own words
John Zern | 02/14/06
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