Oracle buys Sun

[Dan Langille]

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ovi freebsd wrote:
> 
> I know this is not about FreeBSD but it is about open source and it
> matters, maybe many of you heard about last news:
> 
> http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/20/128246       -
> /"Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA)
> announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under
> which Oracle will acquire Sun
> <http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363oracleharligekbtSun...>
> common stock for $9.50 per share in cash.
> 
> /Some interesting comments were posted like:
> ---------
> Oracle President Safra Catz was also heard to remark...
> 
> "all your database are belong to us"
> --------
> or
>         
> Thankfully, I have recently switched myself (and my clients) over to
> Postgresql.
> 
> It was a sad day when Oracle got the rights to the InnoDB engine, but at
> least MySQL itself was in the hands of Sun.
> 
> With Oracle now owning all the rights to what is probably the biggest
> free competitor, I think the open source world shouldn't put much stock
> or investment into MySQL.

A point of order: The sale has not been completed.  It is merely an
agreement.

A better subject would be: Oracle agrees to buy Sun.

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Dan Langille

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