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Exclusive: Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos talks open source
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| The Commission has yet to give its official
| approval to the acquisition - a delay that
| Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said is costing
| Sun $100m every month it waits for a
| decision on the deal.
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| And while he warned that "time is of the
| essence" for success with such high tech
| deals, the former MySQL boss believes the
| proposed acquisition could be a boon to the
| open source movement.
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http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39643702,00.htm
Recent:
Why is Oracle fighting so hard for Sun's MySQL?
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| Oracle Corp (ORCL.O) has allowed regulatory
| approval of its $7 billion acquisition of Sun
| Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O) to drag on for months
| due to controversy over a database that most
| users get for free.
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| Sun's MySQL database, while minuscule in
| revenue terms, is important to Oracle because
| it can help the company expand into new markets
| and improve its competitive edge against arch-
| rival Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O), analysts say.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/ousivMolt/idUSTRE5AA03U20091111
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