“They call it Unbreakable Linux, although if the rumors are
true, Oracle may need to call it something else. Unbearable?
Overbearing?“The reason behind the jibe? Well, it seems Marten Mickos, CEO
at MySQL AB, has let it be known that one of his biggest
competitors, the aforementioned Oracle, might be planning to pull
an end-run and release and support the open-source MySQL database
themselves–just like Oracle is doing with Red Hat Enterprise
Linux.“Mickos doesn’t seem to concerned, and he’s a pretty unflappable
guy. And while such an attempt tends to rub my sense of fair play
the wrong way, the truth is that Oracle may be starting a trend
that will ultimately be good for the enterprise… even if the
company is doing it for purely selfish reasons…”