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Alan @ CIT

01-16-2008 09:52 PM

MySQL Sell Up

Semi-interesting news for us in web development, MySQL announced today that they have been bought by Sun Microsystems for $1 billion.

Quote:

SANTA CLARA, CA January 16, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world's fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun's position in enterprise IT to now include the $15 billion database market. Today's announcement reaffirms Sun's position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor.

Full press release: MySQL AB :: Sun to Acquire MySQL and Sun to Acquire MySQL Press Kit

Wouldn't have thought it will change much for us MySQL users - certainly won't hurt to have the power of Sun's development team working on it :-)

Alan

TlcAndres

01-16-2008 10:28 PM

Well thats rather interesting, I'll keep an eye out to see where this all leads MySQL.

RobertK

01-16-2008 10:34 PM

Ditto; this might make it 100% open for any use.

Village Idiot

01-16-2008 11:14 PM

Interesting. Sun will probably make it 100% open source.

Brook

01-17-2008 03:42 AM

Sounds like a very positive move :)

Wildhoney

01-17-2008 03:58 AM

$1 billion can't be bad!

Haris

01-17-2008 04:08 AM

Nothing might change. They'll probably add more support for Java now.

CoryMathews

01-17-2008 04:57 AM

this could be a great move to bring java popularity back, with this move sun will be able to very closely integrate mysql and java. i can only imagine the kind of online java powered applications this will hopefully bring.

Wildhoney

01-17-2008 12:28 PM

I quite liked the look of JSP, and so developing JSP further would be great, in my opinion! It's the only other web language that would come close to making me switch over from PHP. And don't worry folks ;-) We do have TalkJSP.com, and so if it really does happen, we'll still have ourselves a community!

Orc	01-17-2008 03:24 PM

Is this a good thing or bad thing?

RobertK

01-17-2008 04:09 PM

Not sure, Orc, I'm still trying to decide. For now, I think it's a good thing.

I have no interest in Java, and for a long time have been quite outspoken against it. Mostly because there are a number of base language flaws that compromise security, that have been around since day one.

Wildhoney

01-17-2008 05:21 PM

I must admit that I've not read much about JSP - in fact, I don't remember the last thing I ever read about JSP. What are these basic languages flaws you speak of? Care to elaborate or link me through to a website, please?

RobertK

01-17-2008 05:46 PM

Drat, the one time I quote the article I read last year and now I can't find it. *!* It was either on ZDNet or CNet, but the article was a sort of security audit about Java and all its then recent patches. Someone within the Java industry from the near beginning enumerated on a few base flaws that were in the language, and I think the JRE.

I'll let you know if I find it, otherwise scratch that remark. You probably already know of the cross-platform attacks and viruses that can happen with Java though.

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