[SC.LUG] Database shake-up

[Richard Smedley]

The world's biggest contributor to FOSS has bought
the company behind MySQL.

Sun buys MySQL AB:
http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan/entry/winds_of_change_are_blowing
http://blogs.mysql.com/kaj/sun-acquires-mysql.html/

Will this mean a decent database in OOo?


Meanwhile, Oracle buys BEA:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/16/oracle_buys_bea/

 - Richard

Let's not forget:
http://www.postgresql.org/about/advantages
http://www.sun.com/software/products/postgresql/index.jsp