"For the first time in several years I didn’t find myself in California for the MySQL conference; the vendor and project’s largest gathering of developers, ISVs, and users...
"Anyway, on the occasion of their conference this week and spurred on by a half dozen or so inquiries on MySQL related subjects from media and users alike, I thought I’d take a few minutes to weigh in on my view of the State of MySQL. Or more specifically and perhaps less presumptuously, my read on the current state of MySQL as it relates to technical capability, business models, and so on..."
