Oracle shuts down open source test servers

“Oracle has shut down servers Sun Microsystems was contributing
to the build farm for open source database software, PostgreSQL,
forcing enthusiasts to scramble to find new hosts to test updates
to their software on the Solaris operating system.

“PostgreSQL is an open source database used by the likes of
Yahoo, Skype and MySpace and is now widely seen as an alternative
to the Oracle-owned MySQL database, especially after the European
Commission cleared Oracle’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems on the
basis that PostgreSQL presented competition.

“Like most open source platforms, PostgreSQL relies on an army
of distributed volunteers. It is volunteers that, for example,
operate the PostgreSQL Build farm, a “distributed, automated build
and verify system” built by enthusiast Andrew Dunstan.”

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