| From: | David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> |
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| To: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Cc: | Dann Corbit <DCorbit(at)connx(dot)com>, snacktime <snacktime(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Oracle buys Innobase |
| Date: | 2005-10-10 18:17:12 |
| Message-ID: | 20051010181712.GA16158@fetter.org |
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On Mon, Oct 10, 2005 at 02:47:31PM -0300, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
> Stupid question here, but how susceptible is Oracle to "monopolistic
> practices", similar to what M$ is going through with the DoJ in the
> US? This seems to be *very* close to the line, if it isn't over it
> ... no?
It may well be, but somebody would have sue, and then they would have
to win against Oracle. I don't think that MySQL AB has the resources
to fight such a legal action, even assuming they'd win it.
Cheers,
D
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