[LUNI] Re: Sun to Begin Close Sourcing MySQL

[JEFF at GERHARDT.ORG]

BEFORE you condemn, you really need to read the details being posted by 
Martin Mickos (former CEO of MySQL) on this issue.  I have a tendency to 
believe people as opposed to companies.  Martin has been a square shooter 
and I have no reason to automatically discount what he is saying just 
because Sun has purchased MySQL. I have been very "Anti-Sun" over the whole 
Star-Office situation and I have had to ea my words as Open Office thrives 
today. 

Brian writes: 

> Sun spent a long time stressing that their offerings were "open." If
> their PR and sales forces had deliberately planned to mask whether
> they were talking open source or merely open standards, they couldn't
> have done a better job. It was tough not to read it as trying to
> borrow attention and legitimacy from open source projects, but without
> putting up. 
> 
> In tech, anything perceived as PR games nets small short-term gains
> and big long-term problems. Geeks are good with a grudge. 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Eric MacAdie <eric at macadie.net> wrote:
>> I have often thought that there is a double standard in open source. When
>> IBM open sources some software, people commend them. When Sun does it,
>> people question their motives. 
>>
>>  Eric MacAdie 
>>
>> 
>>
>>  Kenneth P. Stox wrote: 
>>
>> > On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 08:34 -0700, Mike Scott wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > > Does this sound ominous to anyone?
>> > >
>> > > http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/16/2337224
>> > >
>> > > -Mike
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > If you would read the responses, you will find that Marten Mickos states
>> > that MySQL planned this prior to the acquisition by Sun. He even hints
>> > that there is a possibility that Sun will stop it.
>> > It really pisses me off that some Open Source advocates like to attack
>> > Sun. Over time, Sun has done more for Open Source than any other
>> > company. Although far from perfect, Sun is an ally that we should
>> > recognize and commend.
>> >
>> > 
>>
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