End of MySQL?

[gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 04/21/2009 05:11 PM, Richard Pieri wrote:
> Okay: why?
>
> No, really.  Why?  Oracle's acquisition of Berkeley DB did not kill =20
> Berkley DB.  Rather, it gave Oracle a simple database under a dual =20
> license with full Open Source and commercial applications.  Oracle has =
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> not followed your 3-step process with Berkeley DB.
>
> So why do you expect Oracle to do the same with MySQL?  Rather, I =20
> fully expect Oracle to provide full-on support to MySQL.  Last week, =20
> Oracle had a hole in its products.  It had a high-end "big" database =20
> in Oracle RDBMS.  It had a low-end "small" database in Berkeley DB.  =20
> But it had nothing in the middle, no mid-tier offering for =20
> applications too big for Berkeley but too small for Oracle proper.  =20
> Today, assuming the buyout goes through, Oracle has a mid-tier =20
> database to fill that role, something with which it can compete with =20
> Sybase, Ingres and the like.
>
>  =20
Yes, it followed step 2 with Berkeley DB.  I think that Oracle will do a =

similar thing with MySQL. But, I also think that Mark might also be=20
correct in his judgment.

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