“”On one hand, there are plenty of reasons for Oracle to keep
MySQL alive,” Chris Travers, a Slashdot blogger who works on the
LedgerSMB project, told LinuxInsider. “There is no indication that
MySQL users will switch to Oracle, and MySQL could represent a
revenue stream for Oracle.”“However, there are “a few reasons to see this as particularly
troubling,” Travers added. “Oracle has pursued a strategy which has
placed pressure on MySQL by purchasing important partner companies,
including Sleepycat Software (makers of the Berkeley Database
engine, used for MySQL BDB table) and Innobase (makers of InnoDB
engine for MySQL),” he explained. “This strategy has seemed to
target MySQL specifically and predated Sun’s acquisition of that
MySQL AB.”“Opportunity for PostgreSQL?
“The result, Travers added, is that “there are reasonable fears
about MySQL’s future. Oracle thus far has continued to support
InnoDB and BDB, so this concern may be overblown, but nonetheless,
the future of MySQL seems unsettled at the moment.”
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.