Oracle buys Sun

[Greg 'groggy' Lehey]

On Tuesday, 21 April 2009 at 10:17:24 +0100, Jayton Garnett wrote:
>
> I just can not help but feel that buying Sun had something to do with
> MySQL's demise and possibly ceasing funding for any of it's
> development.

Where do you get that idea from?  Sun hasn't ceased funding--quite the
contrary.  To quote one involved person:

> I think that's utter nonsense.  There isn't the slightest sign
> reduced funding.  On the contrary, engineering is trying to do three
> or four or five releases in parallel.  Nuts, perhaps, but not a sign
> tight budgets.

Greg
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