__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Tuesday 27 June 2006 12:37 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Oracle vs. Microsoft: The open source factor
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>>| "The biggest threat to Microsoft is Linux and open source software."
>>| Myles Halsband, consultant, Monument Data Solutions
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http://searchoracle.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid41_gci1195863,00.html
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> This kind of things serves to put me off oracle. I'm not interested in
> yet another lock-in model, or who the next Microsoft wannabe is.
> Deliberately disrupting the development of mysql serves to convince me
> yet further that we should be backing open offerings by preference.
Ellison tries to but MySQL. Mind you, he bought many Open Source companies
and he now takes pride in being an "Open Source"(-friendly) vendor (misuse
of the buzzword). The Oracle guys recently released BerkeleyDB, which is
Open Source, but all the same, they snub OSDL while claiming they contribute
a lot to the kernel.
The same with regards to contributions cannot be said about their proprietary
databases, which usually ride atop Linux and are locking in the customers
(free introductory offers can be tempting).
All in all, I think that Oracle could put an ugly and greedy face on the
Linux trademark. I am not fond of the thought of Linux becoming evil when
put in the wrong hands. Many people already loathe Google, whom they
consider vain and unfair.
Best wishes,
Roy
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