On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Vamsee Kanakala <[email protected]>wrote:
> Yes, I said nothing "comparable" - contributing some money to some > FOSS-related foundations, and supporting existing projects, doesn't come > anywhere near wholly embracing open source as a central business strategy > like Sun did (and spending enormous resources and creating and maintaining > new ones). So you have to admit that Sun was any day a better home to MySQL > than Oracle is. > I think both are different strategies for OSS. And OSS needs both. Kind without Money is no use. > > Sure, Oracle might put out small upgrades and give required support to > existing customers over that platform - but for good or bad, they don't push > Siebel products or JD Edwards anymore. COMPLETELY WRONG. Check out the feature list before commenting. PeopleSoft HCM and other suites are getting some BIG makeovers. Siebel CRM is being adopted in a big way. These acquisitions were targeted before Oracle Fusion for their own strategic reasons. > Let's face it, the primary motive behind acquiring those companies is to > neutralize competition, and they have been very effective at doing that. And > there is absolutely no guarantee that they wouldn't try to do that to MySQL. > I hope you noticed that PPLSoft's HCM release in Sep'09 was done despite the fact that Fusion is around the corner; this itself would convey loads. > > I'm sure there are good hearted FOSS-loving folks at Oracle. But in MySQL's > case unfortunately, it's not just any FOSS project - one that could very > well kill the lower to mid-end of Oracle's market. And we're supposed to > believe that Oracle's shareholders/executives will let that happen? > > I dont understand FOSS, have *always* reserved my comments in this Forum on OSS alone. > As for devising a plan, one need not do that, actually - open source > projects will obliterate Oracle - it's just a matter of time. If not MySQL, > probably MongoDB. Or something else. Let's face it - Oracle is already a > dinosaur. We're just trying to protect a well-loved bunny called MySQL from > it - whatever the fate of the bunny, the dinosaur will be done for, sooner > or later :) Sure, that's *another* perspective too. IMHO (and lets face it with an open mind): Oracle's DB technology is lightyears ahead of the other solutions in the market and i am not sure how many lightyears it will take for others to reach that stature/customer base. All for good. -V- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
