IBM Says It Has 'No Plans' to Open-Source DB2 Database

"IBM said today that it doesn't plan to open-source its DB2 database, despite a published report quoting a company executive in the U.K. saying that an open-source move might become necessary.

"Chris Livesey, IBM's director of information management software in the U.K., told a ZDNet UK reporter that changing conditions in the database market could eventually prompt the company to open-source its flagship database..."

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