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Re: Sun buys MySQL

  • From: "Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
  • To: Ron Peterson <ron(dot)peterson(at)yellowbank(dot)com>
  • Cc: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, "Jonah H. Harris" <jonah(dot)harris(at)gmail(dot)com>
  • Subject: Re: Sun buys MySQL
  • Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:04:17 -0800
  • Message-id: <478EE1D1(dot)2070503(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Ron Peterson wrote:

2008-01-16_23:17:33-0500 "Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>:



My point was that MySQL could be an acquisition target because they have
a clearly defined organizational structure; and that they are much more
valuable to Sun as an acquisition than as a charity case. 

Agreed.


Lacking any
formal structure, it's difficult to surmise how something similar could
ever happen to PostgreSQL.  It seems to me that situation is at least
worth examining from time to time.
Do not agree. The main body of the community all agree that the "code" is best left without a formal body. If a company wants to buy into PostgreSQL they are going to have to do it the old fashion way, earn it.
(code contribution, lots of contributors, lots of contributors, being a good community member, sucking it up when they are wrong) 

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake
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