Comments on: Is the EU actually right about something? http://navfund.com/blog/is-the-eu-actually-right-about-something NAV Insight Wed, 02 May 2012 20:52:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: NewAtlanticVentures http://navfund.com/blog/is-the-eu-actually-right-about-something#comment-417 NewAtlanticVentures Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:16:15 +0000 http://navfund.com/blog/?p=110#comment-417 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">From the NAV Blog: Is the EU actually right about something? http://bit.ly/8odIlB</span></span> From the NAV Blog: Is the EU actually right about something? http://bit.ly/8odIlB

]]> By: Scott Johnson http://navfund.com/blog/is-the-eu-actually-right-about-something#comment-137 Scott Johnson Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:18:36 +0000 http://navfund.com/blog/?p=110#comment-137 All true - comments appreciated. Yet, with all of these great alternatives to Sun's version out there, the companies I invest in have chosen Sun/MySQL as Sun has achieved board-room and developer comfort and mindshare beyond all others. Further, MySQL the company is the only real threat to Oracle at present. So the premise that the EU is right in thinking the purchase is anti-competitive holds well. All true – comments appreciated. Yet, with all of these great alternatives to Sun’s version out there, the companies I invest in have chosen Sun/MySQL as Sun has achieved board-room and developer comfort and mindshare beyond all others. Further, MySQL the company is the only real threat to Oracle at present. So the premise that the EU is right in thinking the purchase is anti-competitive holds well.

]]> By: Tarun Upadhyay http://navfund.com/blog/is-the-eu-actually-right-about-something#comment-117 Tarun Upadhyay Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:37:57 +0000 http://navfund.com/blog/?p=110#comment-117 Scott, Just because Oracle buys MySQL - the company does not mean they control MySQL - the software. As soon as they try to control or restrict mysql - community will fork it and continue a free version in parallel (hint: look at redhat). that is what is so great about open source. oracle has not even an iota more control over mysql after buying then they had on it before buying. You are, however, correct in assuming that Oracle's days are numbered. And they should be. That company has not done anything innovative since Oracle 8 days... Cheers. Tarun http://tarun.me Scott,

Just because Oracle buys MySQL – the company does not mean they control MySQL – the software.

As soon as they try to control or restrict mysql – community will fork it and continue a free version in parallel (hint: look at redhat).

that is what is so great about open source. oracle has not even an iota more control over mysql after buying then they had on it before buying.

You are, however, correct in assuming that Oracle’s days are numbered. And they should be. That company has not done anything innovative since Oracle 8 days…

Cheers.
Tarun
http://tarun.me

]]> By: someone who writes code http://navfund.com/blog/is-the-eu-actually-right-about-something#comment-115 someone who writes code Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:40:21 +0000 http://navfund.com/blog/?p=110#comment-115 Anyone who's built an app 'on a shoestring', doesn't care about Sun/MySQL (the company). We care about MySQL (the open source project). That's what puts the M in LAMP and it's a very mature project which will continue along whether Oracle likes it or not. And we don't even care that much it because PostgreSQL is better in many respects anyway. The only consumers this could potentially hurt are people who need MySQL support and services from MySQL (the company). But there's already an ecosystem of companies not named Sun/MySQL doing this. Percona, for example, has created a great business; they arguably have built up more mindshare and goodwill in the tech community than Sun/MySQL. Anyone who’s built an app ‘on a shoestring’, doesn’t care about Sun/MySQL (the company). We care about MySQL (the open source project). That’s what puts the M in LAMP and it’s a very mature project which will continue along whether Oracle likes it or not. And we don’t even care that much it because PostgreSQL is better in many respects anyway.

The only consumers this could potentially hurt are people who need MySQL support and services from MySQL (the company). But there’s already an ecosystem of companies not named Sun/MySQL doing this. Percona, for example, has created a great business; they arguably have built up more mindshare and goodwill in the tech community than Sun/MySQL.

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