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[News] Richard Stallman Protects MySQL from Oracle

  • Subject: [News] Richard Stallman Protects MySQL from Oracle
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:16:37 +0100
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Campaigners object to Oracle buying MySQL

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| Software freedom activist Richard Stallman 
| and the non-profits Knowledge Ecology 
| International (KEI) and Open Rights Group 
| (ORG) have issued a strongly worded letter 
| to EU competition commissioner Neelie 
| Kroes. In it they demanded that Oracle not 
| be allowed to acquire MySQL.
`----

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1559131/campaigners-object-oracle-buying-mysql

A Remarkable Reversal

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| It was a surprise to see Richard Stallman's 
| signature on a letter to the European 
| Commission calling on them to block the 
| acquisition of MySQL by Oracle with its 
| proposed acquisition of Sun. 
`----

http://www.webmink.net/2009/10/remarkable-reversal.htm

Let the Sun-shine in (Oracle)

,----[ Quote ]
| This is absolutely frivolous, and it 
| reflects a misconception of how the forces 
| in the Free Software space work. It is not 
| that a successful dual licensing enables a 
| successful Free Software project, it is a 
| successful Free Software project that 
| permits to a dual licensing strategy to 
| survive.
`----

http://www.piana.eu/it/sun_

Letter to the EC opposing Oracle's acquisition of MySQL

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| The European Commission should block 
| Oracle's acquisition of MySQL as part of 
| its acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
| 
| Oracle seeks to acquire MySQL to prevent 
| further erosion of its share of the market 
| for database software licenses and 
| services, and to protect the high prices 
| now charged for its proprietary database 
| software licenses and services.
`----

http://keionline.org/ec-mysql

MySQL founder says Oracle should let go of MySQL

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| Monty Widenius, one of the original 
| founders of MySQL, has called for Oracle to 
| sell off the open source database so that 
| its pending acquisition of Sun will not 
| reduce choice in the marketplace. 
| 
| [...]
| 
| Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has firmly 
| rejected the prospect of selling off MySQL. 
| He argues that the open source database 
| doesn't compete with Oracle's enterprise 
| products. The two database offerings target 
| different sections of the market, he 
| contends.
| 
| It's unclear if the EU regulators will 
| accept his view and allow the deal to move 
| forward, but the delays are certainly 
| damaging. While the EC is conducting its 
| investigation, IBM is cannibalizing Sun's 
| server business and picking the bones clean.
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http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/10/mysql-founder-says-oracle-should-let-go-of-mysql.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Richard Stallman joins call for Oracle to divest MySQL

http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-management/richard-stallman-joins-call-oracle-divest-mysql-681

Stallman opposes Oracle's takeover of MySQL

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Stallman-opposes-Oracle-s-takeover-of-MySQL-834445.html


Recent:

MySQL cofounder says Oracle should sell database

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| Oracle should resolve antitrust concerns over
| its acquisition of Sun Microsystems by selling
| open-source database MySQL to a suitable third
| party, its cofounder and creator Michael "Monty"
| Widenius said in a blog post on Monday.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2009/101909-mysql-cofounder-says-oracle-should.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
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