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Open-Source Community Sees Promise in MySQL Deal

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Todd R. Weiss
Jan 17, 2008

“For Sun Microsystems, the acquisition of open-source database
vendor MySQL is a positive step, giving Sun its own database and a
growing, loyal community of open-source users and developers to add
to its portfolio.

“So what’s the upside or downside for the MySQL community
itself…?”


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Todd R. Weiss

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