[Cialug] Oracle buys Sun...

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 12:59 PM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
> I suspect that Oracle is trying to become more like IBM and wants to
> have a more visible open source presence so will keep it going.
>

It seems this topic is quite interesting to some of my co-workers. One
just pointed out this from
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7435543727.html?kc=rss

  While Oracle may appreciate having control over Java, the company does not
see Sun's software as a major revenue generator, says the story. "Any software
projects will be discontinued and released back into the open source
community," writes Preimesberger. "Depending upon how Oracle handles it, MySQL
could be a minor player inside the company, or it could be set adrift."



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