| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Ned Lilly <ned(at)nedscape(dot)com> |
| Cc: | PostgreSQL Advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Oracle buying Sleepycat, JBoss, and Zend??? |
| Date: | 2006-02-10 16:27:27 |
| Message-ID: | 200602101627.k1AGRRm03548@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Ned Lilly wrote:
> Holy moly:
>
> http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2006/tc20060209_810527.htm
It is interesting that they are purchasing companies that almost fully
control the software but give it away free as open source: Sleepycat,
JBoss, and Zend. Oracle's purchase months ago of InnoDB used by MySQL
was a similar move.
What they are _not_ getting involved in is software that is community
controlled, like PostgreSQL or Linux, because it much harder to see how
a purchase would allow tight control of the software, resulting in
revenue.
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