Hi,
I wouldn't say the Sleepycat/BDB acquisition had anything to do with
MySQL. BDB is much more useful *outside* of MySQL, and has a much
bigger market there anyway. The BDB storage engine is all but useless.
As for Innobase/InnoDB, their motives are still unclear. :)
Regards,
Jeremy
Shanmugam, Dhandapani wrote:
> What is the reason for Oracle to detain Mysql Features like BDB,
> INNODB...? Is there any Hidden Market strategies for that....
>
>
> Thanks & Regards ,
> Dhandapani S
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martijn Tonies [mailto:m.tonies@stripped]
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 7:41 PM
> To: MySql
> Subject: Re: Oracle is acquiring...............................
>
>
>
>> surely mysql would just fork the last gpl innodb release if they got
>> bummed by oracle...
>
> I doubt if they can -- from the InnoDB website:
> The GPLv2 License
> The GNU General Public License version 2, under which both MySQL and
> InnoDB are published, does not allow, without permission from MySQL AB
> and Innobase Oy, linking of InnoDB and MySQL, or the client libraries of
> MySQL, to a product which you distribute but which does not itself
> satisfy the GNU GPLv2 license.
>
>
>
> So if Innobase doesn't grant MySQL permission, they have no leg to stand
> on.
>
>
>
> Either way, I think Falcon is the future if you want to stay with MySQL
> only,
>
> other options are available if you want to go 3rd party...
>
>
>
>
>
> Martijn Tonies
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