Blog: Pete Loshin: More Clarity from MySQL: No Closed Source

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More Clarity from MySQL: No Closed Source

So, remember last month when there was all that furor over the apparent move by MySQL to start making some bits and pieces of the hugely popular open source database over into close source? (Here, Clarifying the MySQL "Closed-Sourcing" brouhaha, for example.)

Well, er, it turns out that the correct answer is: "Never mind."

Per Kaj Arno, MySQL VP Community, MySQL Server is Open Source, even Backup extensions.

You can get the Slashdot crowd's viewpoint here, MySQL Reverses Decision On Closed Source.

Much as I like to rationalize and "support" open source vendor policies, no matter how ill-conceived, as I did last month, I'm much happier when open source companies make an honest effort to keep their software actually open.

Yay MySQL.

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