I am sure you have heard the news by now. Yup, Mysql was acquired by Sun. Can someone say $1 billion? Wow. Sounds like an NPV, is it wise? Well, the open source community seems to be mostly "for" the acquisition and some business analyst seem to be leaning toward "what are they thinking".
Jeff Gould has an interesting take on what this all might look like. He might be right on target.
Oh yeah, you can hear the spin directly from Jonathan and his writers in a few places.
I guess the rest of will just have to wait to find out exactly what all of this will mean for our web centric development. You know, I winder if this acquisition has anything to do with the four (4) calls in six(6) months that I’ve gotten from MySQL about how we use the product.
The last email I received from a sales person included:
"…I would still like to find
out how you are using our software. Many clients using our software in
an enterprise environment take advantage of our MySQL Enterprise offering. MySQL Enterprise includes the most comprehensive offering of MySQL
database software, services and production support to ensure your
business achieves the highest levels of reliability, security and
uptime. Depending on your MySQL usage you may also be in need of licensing."
Hmmmm….makes you think a bit but certainly we will continue using MySQL where it makes sense for the forseeable future.