Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase

From: Jeff Davis <jdavis-pgsql(at)empires(dot)org>
To: Chris Travers <chris(at)metatrontech(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase
Date: 2005-10-16 23:32:35
Message-ID: 4352E313.5090301@empires.org
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>>
>> And as someone mentioned in a related comment, what does MySQL bring
>> to the table? Everyone would know that MySQL DB was really just
>> FirebirdSQL with a different frontend. The PR would be devestating to
>> MySQL AB. Not quite as bad as if they used PostgreSQL, but still bad.
>
>
> So their options would be?
>

Good question. I'm sure MySQL AB would like to know. That's why MySQL DB
users are so worried.

Regards,
Jeff Davis

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