Sun To Acquire MySQL
January 16th, 2008 | Published in Uncategorized
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By Tim O’Reilly
<blockquote><a href=http://www.sun.com>Sun Microsystems</a> announced this morning that it has agreed to acquire open source database leader <a href-http://www.mysql.com>MySQL AB</a> for $1 billion in cash and assumed stock options. (Disclosure: I am on the board of directors of MySQL, and O'Reilly co-produces the <a href=http://www.mysqluc.com>MySQL User Conference</a> with MySQL. In addition, O'Reilly produces the <a href=http://www.java.net>java.net</a> community site for Sun.)
now there are plenty of readings out there in the the webosphere on this, I for one just hope that the licensing issues get resolved in a way that makes a lot more sense. For a great open source database to have such a convoluted and misunderstood license scheme is a real PIA
(Via Planet MySQL.)
