SearchOpenSource: MySQL CEO: Partnerships Will Propel OSS into Mainstream

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"Has there been a reaction against an open source company, like MySQL AB, partnering with proprietary software companies?

"Marten Mickos: From the beginning, we have never been religious about open source. We think it's the most effective way to produce software, but we've always realized that there are vendors that will stay with closed source products. Our users live in the real world where both open source and closed source software have to work together..."

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