How will MySQL fare under Oracle?

“I’ve been doing a lot of work with databases lately –
specifically MySQL. One tool I had to start working with is the
MySQL Workbench. This tool replaces the MySQL Administrator and the
MySQL Query Browser. All three tools are the results of the MySQL
developers’ hard work. But one of those tools has a very different
feel to it. The MySQL Workbench is an outstanding tool, but it
smacks of an enterprise-level tool. It’s A DBA’s dream tool (from
my perspective). But it seems a bit out of line for MySQL to take
away tools that made database work easier for non-enterprise users
and replace it with a tool that is pretty obviously in line with
large-scale usage.

“Out of line unless you think this might be a preparatory step
in anticipation of the Oracle takeover. It could be. And, if that’s
the case, is it a bad sign for everyone’s favorite open source
database? I’m not so convinced that non-enterprise end-users of
MySQL (you know the ones – those that use MySQL for Drupal, Joomla,
and other DB-dependent applications) will have any worries. Let’s
see if we can collectively draw that same conclusion.”

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