Comments on: MySQL acquisition by Sun http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/01/17/mysql-acquisition-by-sun/ Dave Neary's view of the world Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:17:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rakesh http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/01/17/mysql-acquisition-by-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-1080 Rakesh Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:53:34 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/01/17/mysql-acquisition-by-sun/#comment-1080 can some one tell me if MySQL will still available as free source or do i need to pay something ($$$$$) for it's license? Thanks! Rakesh can some one tell me if MySQL will still available as free source or do i need to pay something ($$$$$) for it’s license?
Thanks!
Rakesh

]]> By: Luis Villa http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/01/17/mysql-acquisition-by-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Luis Villa Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:58:30 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/01/17/mysql-acquisition-by-sun/#comment-1075 Perhaps because of the abysmal reaction to <a href="http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=1999-12-10-001-05-NW-LF" rel="nofollow">ESR's tasteless 'I'm wealthy'</a> post in '99? Perhaps because of the abysmal reaction to ESR’s tasteless ‘I’m wealthy’ post in ’99?

]]> By: michele http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/01/17/mysql-acquisition-by-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 michele Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:11:57 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/01/17/mysql-acquisition-by-sun/#comment-1068 "compared to working 18 months on a web-app for a $6bn valuation…" ...that's primarily based on mysql (at least youtube) :-D “compared to working 18 months on a web-app for a $6bn valuation…”

…that’s primarily based on mysql (at least youtube) :-D

]]> By: Eduardo Padoan http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/01/17/mysql-acquisition-by-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-1066 Eduardo Padoan Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:20:39 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/01/17/mysql-acquisition-by-sun/#comment-1066 Maybe the business world dont give the same importance to infraestruture as to beautifull products. Maybe it is just Sun people that is not crazy as Google people. Maybe emergent enterprises like Google need to show, from time to time, how filthy stinking rich they are. Maybe it is signal of a super inflated web2.0 bubble. Maybe ... Maybe the business world dont give the same importance to infraestruture as to beautifull products. Maybe it is just Sun people that is not crazy as Google people. Maybe emergent enterprises like Google need to show, from time to time, how filthy stinking rich they are. Maybe it is signal of a super inflated web2.0 bubble. Maybe …

]]> By: Pascal http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/01/17/mysql-acquisition-by-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Pascal Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:38:41 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/bolsh/2008/01/17/mysql-acquisition-by-sun/#comment-1064 I heard a few rumors from some industry folks: that a large part of the company was owned by bankers and VCs and that stock options had not been distributed to many employees. I heard a few rumors from some industry folks: that a large part of the company was owned by bankers and VCs and that stock options had not been distributed to many employees.

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