Sun buys MySQL

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After all the industry speculation about MySQL being a “hot 2008 IPO”, this probably takes most of us by surprise — users, community members, customers, partners, and employees. And for all of these stakeholders, it may take some time to digest what this means. Depending on one’s relationship to MySQL, the immediate reaction upon hearing the news may be a mixture of various feelings, including excitement, pride, disbelief and satisfaction, but also anxiety.

http://blogs.mysql.com/kaj/2008/01/16/sun-acquires-mysql/
 
Sun didn't do to well with Java, but it learned from it's mistakes, and is doing very well with OpenOfficeOrg. My first reaction was anxiety, but as I think about it, it's probably for good when you consider some of the other companies which may have bought them.

And if not, well that's what forks are for ;).

Jeff
 
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