Le 03/03/2011 15:39, Randy Ramsdell a écrit : > mouss wrote: >> Le 01/03/2011 11:25, Matthias Andree a écrit : >>> Am 28.02.2011 23:57, schrieb Quanah Gibson-Mount: >>> >>>> The main issue I see at the moment really is the inability to legally >>>> link Postfix to MySQL, removing a valuable piece of Postfix >>>> functionality. >>> Not a loss. If MySQL and Postfix turn out to be incompatible >>> license-wise, this prevents one particular SQL *implementation* from >>> being used - but not the functionality (SQL lookups) per se. >>> >>> If you cannot or do not want to use MySQL due to licensing, use >>> PostgreSQL. It not only removes the license worries [1], but also >>> worries around table storage engines, transactional modes, and ACID >>> compliance. >>> >>> [1] <http://www.postgresql.org/about/licence> >> >> fully agreed. I started moving out of mysql after oracle acquistion. and >> I'm pushing for the same move at $dayjob and "beyond". > > Looks like what Oracle wanted is working.
I don't understand what you are trying to say, but most importantly I don't care for what Oracle "wanted". if they acquired mysql, it's because mysql guys agreed. same for sleepycat. it's becoming common for people to go open source to get a community of users, then go commercial.
