From: Martijn Tonies
Date: December 17 2009 5:03pm
Subject: Re: Help Save MySQL
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Hey,

>Let's say that every mysql developer (here I am thinking only persons, not 
>companies) that wants mysql to go >forward would contribute from $500,00 to 
>$1500,00, how much are we talking about? And we would have a >100% 
>community owned and community driven open source initiative...
>
>Course, there are many others management problems and legal issues to 
>solve, but if anybody would join me I >would be the first one! And also 
>would be a REMARKABLE adventure and maybe the next step for the open 
> >source initiatives around the world...

Brilliant... now, whose gonna run the project? ;-)

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
Upscene Productions
http://www.upscene.com

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