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Re: [News] Nothing Changed for MySQL After Acquisition

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> At MySQL, it's business as usual
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| With Sun Microsystems announcing earlier this month that it had acquired the 
>| most popular open source database company, MySQL, there has been speculation 
>| aplenty, some of it grossly misinformed, on just how much change this will 
>| mean for staff at the small Swedish company.   
>| 
>| [...]
>| 
>| "Lots of MySQL employees are active within the community and have been 
>| encouraged to blog," he said. "This is not a closed company, what happens is 
>| transparent.  
> `----
> 
> http://www.itwire.com/content/view/16346/1148/
> 
> Dual License model: Future of open source?
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| It is my strong opinion that open source software will become the dominate 
>| model for software development in the future. The only question left to 
>| decide is just how long will it take for open source to replace the 
>| traditional software model? The dual license model provides incentives for 
>| open source businesses to protect open source and at the same time allows 
>| them to make money from selling proprietary licenses. This model creates 
>| strong businesses that provide a lot of value to end users. Therefore I 
>| believe that the dual license model will accelerate the adoption of open 
>| source.        
> `----
> 
> http://useopensource.blogspot.com/2008/01/dual-license-model-future-of-open.html
> 

I think it's a little like Wine or allowing binary drivers, this
probably appears to be a pragmatic position for the time-being, but in
the long run, I suspect most companies will migrate to separation of
support from aquisition.

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