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"Oracle is the Only Winner In the Sun-MySQL Deal," Claims Dvorak
But his allegations of conspiracy are not cutting much mustard in the wider technology community
By: Jeremy Geelan
Jan. 21, 2008 07:30 AM
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"The only good news is that since MySQL is an open-source initiative, an immediate development fork will occur with a new open-source relational database appearing within a year or two, based on aspects of the original code. The original MySQL will simply vanish over time, along with Sun's billion. Exactly how painful this transition will be for current users of MySQL remains to be seen." The responses to Dvorak's musings, which appeared on Friday at Marketwatch.com, range from a few posts supporting him to rather more accusing him of blowing smoke. Page 1 of 2 next page »
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"I'm close to being convinced that Oracle wanted to buy MySQL to kill the product, but knew it couldn't pull off the stunt itself. So it sent in a stooge to do the job." That, in a nutshell, is John Dvorak's (unqualified?) opinion on the $1BN deal last week. But his allegations of conspiracy are not cutting much mustard in the wider technology community, many of who regard his arguments as flawed. 
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