Re: Oracle to buy Sun

that's a good point.. not sure opensource database like PostgreSQL would suffice to say Oracle doesn't have a
monopoly.Of course, if enough conversation were to be made illustrating how, in fact, PostgreSQL is such a strong
platformas to make MySql & Oracle's marriage not mean a monopoly, that would be good for this community too.<br
/><br/> Peter Eisentraut wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:200904201741.03085.peter_e@gmx.net" type="cite"><pre wrap="">On
Monday20 April 2009 16:24:32 Gabriele Bartolini wrote: </pre><blockquote type="cite"><pre wrap="">   I am still in the
processof understanding the impact of this on a
 
wider scale. I would love to collect some ideas that can be presented
during community talks, as "How is Oracle acquisition of Sun going to
influence PostgreSQL" is a question that often and inevitably will be
asked - I presume. I would love to get a list of PROS/CONS of this
agreement as far as PostgreSQL is concerned, both from a technical point
of view and a marketing point of view, so I believe your ideas are more
than welcome!   </pre></blockquote><pre wrap="">
Note that these announcement all conspicuously omit any mention of MySQL.  One 
might expect that that part of the deal will be under regulatory 
investigation.
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