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MySQL and PostgresSQL jobs on the Rise, Oracle job postings decline
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| This tweet from former MySQL AB CEO MÃrten
| Mickos caught my eye. It shows a trend of
| increased demand for MySQL and PostgresSQL
| expertise while job postings on job
| websites for those with Oracle and Ingres
| expertise declined.
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http://socializedsoftware.com/2010/01/08/mysql-and-postgressql-jobs-on-the-rise-oracle-job-postings-decline/
On Selling Exceptions to the GNU GPL - Stallman Clarifies
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| As you can see, he believes the GPL is
| sufficient, that the community can develop
| powerful programs with the license, and
| that there is an important difference
| between the GPL plus exceptions and
| changing to an Apache license, which is
| what Monty has been suggesting. So if you
| see further FUD from Monty about the GPL
| or how rms allegedly agrees that the GPL
| is insufficient, here is your rebuttal.
|
| I trust Monty will remove or rewrite the
| misrepresentation on the Save MySQL page,
| so people are not misled into signing this
| petition due to the false belief that Mr.
| Stallman supports the campaign.
|
| Some of you may have signed that petition
| thinking Mr. Stallman wanted you to do so.
| A lot of people would sign a petition if
| they thought Mr. Stallman wanted them to.
| If so, you may wish to let Monty know you
| have changed your mind and wish to remove
| your name. You may also wish to let the EU
| Commission know about the change.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100108114314405
Recent:
On Selling Exceptions to the GNU GPL On Selling Exceptions to the GNU GPL
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| When I co-signed the letter objecting to
| Oracle's planned purchase of MySQL 1 (along
| with the rest of Sun), some free software
| supporters were surprised that I approved
| of the practice of selling license
| exceptions which the MySQL developers have
| used. They expected me to condemn the
| practice outright. This article explains
| what I think of the practice, and why.
|
| Selling exceptions means that the copyright
| holder of the code releases it to the
| public under a free software license, then
| lets customers pay for permission to use
| the same code under different terms, for
| instance allowing its inclusion in
| proprietary applications.
|
| We must distinguish the practice of selling
| exceptions from something crucially
| different: proprietary extensions or
| proprietary versions of a free program.
| These two activities, even if practiced
| simultaneously by one company, are
| different issues. In selling exceptions,
| the same code that the exception applies to
| is available to the general public as free
| software. An extension or a modified
| version that is only available under a
| proprietary license is proprietary
| software, pure and simple, and no better
| than any other proprietary software. This
| article is concerned with cases that
| involve strictly and only the sale of
| exceptions.
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http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/selling-exceptions
The State of PostgreSQL: Not So Easy to Kill
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| In fact, PostgreSQL as a project is pretty
| healthy, and shows how vulnerable projects
| like MySQL are to the winds of change.
| PostgreSQL could die tomorrow, if a huge
| group of its contributors dropped out for
| one reason or another and the remainder of
| the community didn't take up the slack. But
| that's exceedingly unlikely. The existing
| model for PostgreSQL development ensures
| that no single entity can control it, it
| can't be purchased and if someone decides
| to fork the project, the odds are that the
| remaining community would be strong enough
| to continue without a serious glitch.
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http://ostatic.com/blog/the-state-of-postgresql-not-so-easy-to-kill
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