From: Martijn Tonies
Date: December 17 2009 9:36am
Subject: Re: Help saving MySQL
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>I think that letter actually does MySQL a favour as it points out
>
>'MySQL has been used as a pricing lever by Oracle customers'
>
>That single factor says Oracle should not be allowed to control MySQL as it 
>would enable Oracle to  more >easily raise or maintain high prices! For 
>something to be an effective 'pricing lever' it has to be a viable 
> >alternative. MySQL is a very effective pricing lever on Oracle as it is a 
>mature and proven product with >excellent support.

I have to disagree with you there as the letter also mentions that
MySQL isn't a viable alternative, or actually, Oracle shouldn't have
been used for those projects in the first place.

Give a number of other open source database systems, that particular
point (MySQL) to drive the license price for Oracle down, is moot
because you could use any other freely available DBMS (even for
commercial projects!) to do the same.

>> > Please visit
>> > http://monty-says.blogspot.com/2009/12/help-saving-mysql.html
>> > and write a message to EC!

>> Guess you don't want them to write letters like this?
>> http://kirkwylie.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-open-letter-to-european-competition.html


With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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