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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.
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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.
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http://www.webmink.net/2009/10/remarkable-reversal.htm
Let the Sun-shine in (Oracle)
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| 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.
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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.
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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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