Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase

From: Martín Marqués <martin(at)bugs(dot)unl(dot)edu(dot)ar>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: Chris Travers <chris(at)metatrontech(dot)com>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Scott Marlowe <smarlowe(at)g2switchworks(dot)com>, PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase
Date: 2005-10-16 23:12:10
Message-ID: 200510162012.10801.martin@bugs.unl.edu.ar
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El Dom 16 Oct 2005 01:20, Chris Travers escribió:
>
> The only real downside is that I could see MySQL developing a
> FirebirdSQL table handler if too much pressure is put on them. This
> might actually work OK since Firebird has an embeddable engine. If they
> do this then Oracle might end up with basically the personnel from the
> Innobase acquisition and very little else. Of course MySQL has
> progressed to the point where larger license fees might not alienate too
> many customers.

I'm not sure, as FireBird has a very difficult to understand license, but
could they enforce there commercial license with the FireBird engine (if they
have it)?

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