Comments on: Give Me a M: The MySQL/Sun Q&A

By: Stephen O’Grady: YourSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL: The MySQL Conference Report | Weez.com

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:10:14 +0000

[...] handling of the MySQL project important? Quite obviously the answer is yes. Whether you agreed with Sun’s valuation of the project at one billion, MySQL is clearly a valuable [...]

By: tecosystems » YourSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL: The MySQL Conference Report

tecosystems » YourSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL: The MySQL Conference Report — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 15:23:23 +0000

[...] handling of the MySQL project important? Quite obviously the answer is yes. Whether you agreed with Sun’s valuation of the project at one billion, MySQL is clearly a valuable [...]

By: tecosystems » Oracle, MySQL and the EU: The Endgame Q&A

tecosystems » Oracle, MySQL and the EU: The Endgame Q&A — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:58:40 +0000

[...] back in April to acquire Sun, which in turn had purchased the open source database MySQL in January of the previous year. But while the US DOJ approved the transaction relatively quickly, the EU objected, with its [...]

By: People Over Process » Making Billions with Open Source, Revisited

People Over Process » Making Billions with Open Source, Revisited — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:40:56 +0000

[...] Sun bought MySQL for some Big Bucks. RedHat bought JBoss, and so on. In general, I don’t consider “getting bought by [...]

By: tecosystems » MySQL: Now and Then

tecosystems » MySQL: Now and Then — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:55:29 +0000

[...] A: Quite a bit. In case you haven’t been keeping up with current events, the company got acquired, and since then, a few things have happened. They lost a co-founder, their new parent’s [...]

By: bruce

bruce — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:22:38 +0000

Given that this deal may go sour for both parties .. I haven’t seen Sun do much right (from the inside) … I wonder what people are leaving open as a back door in case MySQL becomes “privatized” and people have to use something else?

By: James Governor’s Monkchips » Strong Leaders, Strange Bedfellows and The Art of War by Sun 2

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:50:32 +0000

[...] really need to read Stephen’s excellent Q&A for full context about the hows and whys of Sun’s acquisition. And of course Jonathan’s [...]

By: Scott Mace

Scott Mace — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:30:25 +0000

One question still unanswered: Does Sun inherit MySQL’s Eclipse Foundation membership once the deal closes?

By: OS & Venture Capital Blog » Blog Archive » After MySQL Exit – What Next?

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:35:07 +0000

[...] (disclaimer: I was a seed investor in to MySQL). For good analysis check e.g. Stephen O’Grady’s post as well as Stephen Walli’s thougths and for the inside scoop in Jonathan’s post and Zack [...]

By: And the best Sun/MySQL Acquisition Analysis Award goes to…

And the best Sun/MySQL Acquisition Analysis Award goes to… — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:00:57 +0000

[...] if you’re curious, Mr. “My Sox stole your Tribe’s training program” O’Grady forced a ballot-cha…. Socialize it: Share this post with others. Posted by md on January 23rd, 2008 | Filed in [...]