There has been a lot of talk as to whether MySQL is still an important business for Oracle, and if they plan to give it the focus it deserves.
It seems that at the C-level of Oracle, their annual flagship conference and users of their longstanding commercial products aren’t worthy of attention.
It’s good to have hobbies and diversions. But customers should always come first. If you’re not passionate about competitive sailing, you might want to look at #MariaDB.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/09/24/us-sailing-americacup-ellison-idINBRE98N19Y20130924
http://www.zdnet.com/google-quietly-dumps-oracle-mysql-for-mariadb-7000020670/
Martin Pool KILLING JOKE – Follow the leader.
I still love that picture of David in the dinghy in from of Ellison’s yacht.