The state of open source: Zack Urlocker, MySQL
,----[ Quote ]
| Where do you see open source heading in the next five years, especially with
| regard to development, community, and market opportunities?
|
| I think there's nothing but growth. Open source is an unstoppable force.
| We'll look back in 10 years and consider closed-source software to have been
| a weird anomaly. "You mean you paid millions for software without knowing if
| it would work?"
`----
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;272016099
Sun Announces MySQL Bundle
,----[ Quote ]
| The bundle, announced March 25, consists of GlassFish version 2.0 with the
| MySQL Community Server 5.0 (5.0.51a) and MySQL JDBC (Java Database
| Connectivity) driver 5.1.6. It is designed to provide developers with popular
| open-source versions of enterprise Java and the database and give them easy
| access to the platforms to develop and deploy rich Java and Web applications,
| Sun officials said.
`----
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Sun-Announces-MySQL-Bundle/
Recent:
MySQL User Conference Registration Up 32%
,----[ Quote ]
| I was interested to note that as of this morning, attendee registration
| numbers for the MySQL User Conference (which O'Reilly co-produces with MySQL)
| are up 32% over the same period last year. This seems to be a good sign that
| the community is energized by MySQL's acquisition by Sun.
`----
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/03/mysql-user-conference-registration.html
Related:
MySQL Primes Its Database for More Engines
,----[ Quote ]
| In order to make its open source database compatible with a more
| diverse range of storage engines, MySQL has cut a deal to make the
| sofware available on IBM's System i server line.
`----
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/57327.html
Digg Delves Into Special LAMP Server Tools
,----[ Quote ]
| In order to take on so many new users, said Digg engineer Elliot White
| III, IT staffers make frequent use of two features of their LAMP-based
| server cluster: sharding and an open source memory caching software
| called "Memcached."
`----
http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/57325.html
Second Life Swapping Engines At 40,000 Feet
,----[ Quote ]
| In order increase the capacity of the system from 100,000 concurrent
| users to tens of millions concurrent users, the company is looking
| to increase the number of servers to 10,000 while making sure the
| software remains responsive to all users. Joe Miller, VP of platform
| and technology development for Linden Lab, likens this operation to
| swapping engines at 40,000 feet.
`----
http://linux.about.com/b/a/257654.htm
Linden Lab To Open-Source Second Life Servers
,----[ Quote ]
| Linden Lab plans to open up the source code for Second Life's servers,
| allowing anyone to run their own version of Second Life, a company
| spokesman said today, confirming the widespread belief among many
| in the 3D community that open-sourcing the servers was inevitable.
`----
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/04/linden_lab_to_o.html
Inside Second Life's Data Centers
,----[ Quote ]
| Second Life runs on 2,000 Intel and AMD servers in two co-location
| facilities in San Francisco and Dallas. The company has a commitment
| to open source, with servers running Debian Linux and the MySQL
| database. Linden Lab chose Debian Linux because the software is
| suited to scaling massively with a small IT staff, said Linden
| Lab CTO Cory Ondrejka.
`----
http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197800179
|
|