Comments on: MySQL and Oracle: not so straight forward http://tonyscott.org.uk/2009/12/15/mysql-and-oracle-not-so-straight-forward/ Tony Scott - Web designer/developer, specialising in WordPress, and television vision controller based in London UK. The web & broadcasting blog. Thu, 17 May 2012 16:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tony Scott http://tonyscott.org.uk/2009/12/15/mysql-and-oracle-not-so-straight-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-16235 Tony Scott Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:22:26 +0000 http://tonyscott.org.uk/?p=628#comment-16235 Agreed about Oracle. The fork option is there if required, although it would be better if dedicated full time developers continued to work on MySQL. Agreed about Oracle.

The fork option is there if required, although it would be better if dedicated full time developers continued to work on MySQL.

]]> By: David Coveney http://tonyscott.org.uk/2009/12/15/mysql-and-oracle-not-so-straight-forward/comment-page-1/#comment-16232 David Coveney Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:47:45 +0000 http://tonyscott.org.uk/?p=628#comment-16232 My biggest worry with Oracle taking /anything/ over is that they're notorious for damaging a business they take over. PeopleSoft was never the same after Oracle took control - it could be the same for mySQL, which would be a crying shame - it's a very powerful and useful database. My biggest worry with Oracle taking /anything/ over is that they’re notorious for damaging a business they take over. PeopleSoft was never the same after Oracle took control – it could be the same for mySQL, which would be a crying shame – it’s a very powerful and useful database.

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