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Re: [GENERAL] Oracle buys Innobase

Martin Marques <martin@bugs.unl.edu.ar>

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From: Martín Marqués <martin@bugs.unl.edu.ar>
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Cc: Chris Travers <chris@metatrontech.com>, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@g2switchworks.com>, PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org>
Date: 2005-10-16T23:12:10Z
Lists: pgsql-general 
El Dom 16 Oct 2005 01:20, Chris Travers escribió:
> 
> The only real downside is that I could see MySQL developing a 
> FirebirdSQL table handler if too much pressure is put on them.  This 
> might actually work OK since Firebird has an embeddable engine.  If they 
> do this then Oracle might end up with basically the personnel from the 
> Innobase acquisition and very little else.  Of course MySQL has 
> progressed to the point where larger license fees might not alienate too 
> many customers.

I'm not sure, as FireBird has a very difficult to understand license, but 
could they enforce there commercial license with the FireBird engine (if they 
have it)?

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