Software freedom activist Richard Stallman and others are trying to block Oracle's acquisition of MySQL. Why? Because MySQL is covered by the GNU Public License (GPL), and the purchase has exposed a ...
Sun has claimed that completing its purchase of the open-source database developer MySQL will enable it to become the most complete provider of open-source server software. Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's ...
More than 500 developers are urging Oracle to consider a vendor-neutral foundation for MySQL, warning that limited community input could slow innovation and fragment the ecosystem.