Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine. regards, Simiyu
Hey guys, About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities. But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :) Me. On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
-- שִׁמְעוֹן
Am going back to PostGres! Oracle has a trail in all their acquisitions, they will go on to complicate a perfectly simple product(mysql) into something you require a PHD in oracle university to be able to install it optimally. I sincerely hope they keep mysql Open and Light as it is. But I'm afraid as mysql is touted as the greatest future threat to the Oracle DB empire how will they convince an organisation that runs a mysql cluster doing 10 Billion transactions a year and spending $599/year on a mysql-enterprise license to move over to thousands of dollars in licencing fees and possible hardware upgrades in order to run oracle???? My guess is they will try to reduce the growth of mysql in one way or another to solidify their cash-cow. On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com>wrote:
Hey guys,
About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities.
But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :)
Me.
On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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Crazy, Its like recession has hit sun or something from the biz perspective. For Mysql there is no reason to shiver as with technology if they try kill it or commercialize it fully we will still have a very strong renegade capable of drawing a road map for Mysql, remember the redhat enterprise centOS story ? The opensource community cannot afford to see Mysql under development behind the curtain for jst a few chaps as its applied for many Softwares and Operating system so it applies for Mysql. My msg is "fear not" !. I was comparing Solaris the commercial and Solaris the opensource and realized Solaris 11future Commercial version will be based on the Opersource development path. no behind curtain stuff really go well in the market ofcourse am not talking about microsoft. -- Samson Oduor On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Moses <mosenetk@gmail.com> wrote:
Am going back to PostGres! Oracle has a trail in all their acquisitions, they will go on to complicate a perfectly simple product(mysql) into something you require a PHD in oracle university to be able to install it optimally. I sincerely hope they keep mysql Open and Light as it is. But I'm afraid as mysql is touted as the greatest future threat to the Oracle DB empire how will they convince an organisation that runs a mysql cluster doing 10 Billion transactions a year and spending $599/year on a mysql-enterprise license to move over to thousands of dollars in licencing fees and possible hardware upgrades in order to run oracle???? My guess is they will try to reduce the growth of mysql in one way or another to solidify their cash-cow.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com>wrote:
Hey guys,
About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities.
But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :)
Me.
On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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Hallo, Thank-you so much. I'm really looking forward to it. However, there is an event that might interfere (delay) my travel plans for 2-3 weeks. Please let me update you tomorrow evening. Owuor ________________________________ From: Sam Oduor <sam.oduor@gmail.com> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 7:31:14 AM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun Crazy, Its like recession has hit sun or something from the biz perspective. For Mysql there is no reason to shiver as with technology if they try kill it or commercialize it fully we will still have a very strong renegade capable of drawing a road map for Mysql, remember the redhat enterprise centOS story ? The opensource community cannot afford to see Mysql under development behind the curtain for jst a few chaps as its applied for many Softwares and Operating system so it applies for Mysql. My msg is "fear not" !. I was comparing Solaris the commercial and Solaris the opensource and realized Solaris 11future Commercial version will be based on the Opersource development path. no behind curtain stuff really go well in the market ofcourse am not talking about microsoft. -- Samson Oduor On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Moses <mosenetk@gmail.com> wrote: Am going back to PostGres! Oracle has a trail in all their acquisitions, they will go on to complicate a perfectly simple product(mysql) into something you require a PHD in oracle university to be able to install it optimally. I sincerely hope they keep mysql Open and Light as it is. But I'm afraid as mysql is touted as the greatest future threat to the Oracle DB empire how will they convince an organisation that runs a mysql cluster doing 10 Billion transactions a year and spending $599/year on a mysql-enterprise license to move over to thousands of dollars in licencing fees and possible hardware upgrades in order to run oracle???? My guess is they will try to reduce the growth of mysql in one way or another to solidify their cash-cow. On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com> wrote: Hey guys, About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities. But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :) Me. On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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This deal might not go through!! Read this here: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/EC-Hands-Down-Formal-Objection-to-OracleSu... 2009/4/22 Bernard Owuor <b_owuor@yahoo.com>
Hallo,
Thank-you so much. I'm really looking forward to it. However, there is an event that might interfere (delay) my travel plans for 2-3 weeks. Please let me update you tomorrow evening.
Owuor
------------------------------ *From:* Sam Oduor <sam.oduor@gmail.com>
*To:* Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> *Sent:* Monday, April 20, 2009 7:31:14 AM
*Subject:* Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Crazy, Its like recession has hit sun or something from the biz perspective. For Mysql there is no reason to shiver as with technology if they try kill it or commercialize it fully we will still have a very strong renegade capable of drawing a road map for Mysql, remember the redhat enterprise centOS story ? The opensource community cannot afford to see Mysql under development behind the curtain for jst a few chaps as its applied for many Softwares and Operating system so it applies for Mysql. My msg is "fear not" !. I was comparing Solaris the commercial and Solaris the opensource and realized Solaris 11future Commercial version will be based on the Opersource development path. no behind curtain stuff really go well in the market ofcourse am not talking about microsoft. -- Samson Oduor
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Moses <mosenetk@gmail.com> wrote:
Am going back to PostGres! Oracle has a trail in all their acquisitions, they will go on to complicate a perfectly simple product(mysql) into something you require a PHD in oracle university to be able to install it optimally. I sincerely hope they keep mysql Open and Light as it is. But I'm afraid as mysql is touted as the greatest future threat to the Oracle DB empire how will they convince an organisation that runs a mysql cluster doing 10 Billion transactions a year and spending $599/year on a mysql-enterprise license to move over to thousands of dollars in licencing fees and possible hardware upgrades in order to run oracle???? My guess is they will try to reduce the growth of mysql in one way or another to solidify their cash-cow.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com>wrote:
Hey guys,
About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities.
But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :)
Me.
On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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Sam, tha may happen but i there is still a possibility that Redhat may buy mysql just to ensure a continuation of mysql development. On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Andrew Wachira <washirah@gmail.com> wrote:
This deal might not go through!!
Read this here: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/EC-Hands-Down-Formal-Objection-to-OracleSu...
2009/4/22 Bernard Owuor <b_owuor@yahoo.com>
Hallo,
Thank-you so much. I'm really looking forward to it. However, there is an event that might interfere (delay) my travel plans for 2-3 weeks. Please let me update you tomorrow evening.
Owuor
------------------------------ *From:* Sam Oduor <sam.oduor@gmail.com>
*To:* Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> *Sent:* Monday, April 20, 2009 7:31:14 AM
*Subject:* Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Crazy, Its like recession has hit sun or something from the biz perspective. For Mysql there is no reason to shiver as with technology if they try kill it or commercialize it fully we will still have a very strong renegade capable of drawing a road map for Mysql, remember the redhat enterprise centOS story ? The opensource community cannot afford to see Mysql under development behind the curtain for jst a few chaps as its applied for many Softwares and Operating system so it applies for Mysql. My msg is "fear not" !. I was comparing Solaris the commercial and Solaris the opensource and realized Solaris 11future Commercial version will be based on the Opersource development path. no behind curtain stuff really go well in the market ofcourse am not talking about microsoft. -- Samson Oduor
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Moses <mosenetk@gmail.com> wrote:
Am going back to PostGres! Oracle has a trail in all their acquisitions, they will go on to complicate a perfectly simple product(mysql) into something you require a PHD in oracle university to be able to install it optimally. I sincerely hope they keep mysql Open and Light as it is. But I'm afraid as mysql is touted as the greatest future threat to the Oracle DB empire how will they convince an organisation that runs a mysql cluster doing 10 Billion transactions a year and spending $599/year on a mysql-enterprise license to move over to thousands of dollars in licencing fees and possible hardware upgrades in order to run oracle???? My guess is they will try to reduce the growth of mysql in one way or another to solidify their cash-cow.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com>wrote:
Hey guys,
About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities.
But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :)
Me.
On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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mysql...IS THE WHOLE BONE OF CONTENTION......these guys want to own it and SELL IT !!!! On 11/12/09, Patrick Mburu <pmburuskunkworks@gmail.com> wrote:
Sam, tha may happen but i there is still a possibility that Redhat may buy mysql just to ensure a continuation of mysql development.
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Andrew Wachira <washirah@gmail.com> wrote:
This deal might not go through!!
Read this here: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Database/EC-Hands-Down-Formal-Objection-to-OracleSu...
2009/4/22 Bernard Owuor <b_owuor@yahoo.com>
Hallo,
Thank-you so much. I'm really looking forward to it. However, there is an event that might interfere (delay) my travel plans for 2-3 weeks. Please let me update you tomorrow evening.
Owuor
------------------------------ *From:* Sam Oduor <sam.oduor@gmail.com>
*To:* Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> *Sent:* Monday, April 20, 2009 7:31:14 AM
*Subject:* Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Crazy, Its like recession has hit sun or something from the biz perspective. For Mysql there is no reason to shiver as with technology if they try kill it or commercialize it fully we will still have a very strong renegade capable of drawing a road map for Mysql, remember the redhat enterprise centOS story ? The opensource community cannot afford to see Mysql under development behind the curtain for jst a few chaps as its applied for many Softwares and Operating system so it applies for Mysql. My msg is "fear not" !. I was comparing Solaris the commercial and Solaris the opensource and realized Solaris 11future Commercial version will be based on the Opersource development path. no behind curtain stuff really go well in the market ofcourse am not talking about microsoft. -- Samson Oduor
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Moses <mosenetk@gmail.com> wrote:
Am going back to PostGres! Oracle has a trail in all their acquisitions, they will go on to complicate a perfectly simple product(mysql) into something you require a PHD in oracle university to be able to install it optimally. I sincerely hope they keep mysql Open and Light as it is. But I'm afraid as mysql is touted as the greatest future threat to the Oracle DB empire how will they convince an organisation that runs a mysql cluster doing 10 Billion transactions a year and spending $599/year on a mysql-enterprise license to move over to thousands of dollars in licencing fees and possible hardware upgrades in order to run oracle???? My guess is they will try to reduce the growth of mysql in one way or another to solidify their cash-cow.
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com>wrote:
Hey guys,
About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities.
But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :)
Me.
On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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mysql...IS THE WHOLE BONE OF CONTENTION......these guys want to own it and SELL IT !!!!
Actually, the contention will be that they *don't* want to sell it. Iff they sell of MySQL, the deal will be approved. It also makes little sense for them to sell it and potentially create a competitor... -- With Regards, Phares Kariuki | T: +254 734 810 802 | E: pkariuki@gmail.com | Twitter: kaboro | Skype: kariukiphares |
Hello everyone. These two have been courting intimately over the last few years. Most versatile Oracle DBs are hosted on Sun Solaris OS and Sun SPARC Hardware. Java is an integral part of the Oracle DB. In fact most procedures in Oracle are written in Java. The Oracle EnterPrise Manager is also java based. May be it is time they took their relationship to the next level and got married ; ________________________________ From: Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com> To: arthursimiyu@yahoo.com; Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Monday, 20 April, 2009 16:51:14 Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun Hey guys, About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities. But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :) Me. On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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To be honest I never saw this one coming. After the SUN, IBM court that went bust a while back I thought Sun had given up on suitors. Well, the good news is Oracle and SUN seem to be operating in disparate industies in some places e.g. hardware, Java the language, OSes (i.e. Solaris). But the real measure of what this means for the tech industry is what will Oracle do with those areas in which the two giants meet, mainly databases (Oracle vs MySQL) and enterprise middleware (WebLogic and Oracle app server vs Glassfish), even OSes (Oracles unbreakable *nix vs Solaris). Will they scrap some products in favor of others or will they mesh them to come up with one killer product. I still think that the open source offerings by either will not go away, but will they get better, that is the question? Loki "Excellent people exceed expectations". ________________________________ From: Paul George Kariuki <thekariuki@yahoo.co.uk> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>; arthursimiyu@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 6:54:07 PM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun Hello everyone. These two have been courting intimately over the last few years. Most versatile Oracle DBs are hosted on Sun Solaris OS and Sun SPARC Hardware. Java is an integral part of the Oracle DB. In fact most procedures in Oracle are written in Java. The Oracle EnterPrise Manager is also java based. May be it is time they took their relationship to the next level and got married ; ________________________________ From: Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com> To: arthursimiyu@yahoo.com; Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Monday, 20 April, 2009 16:51:14 Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun Hey guys, About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities. But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :) Me. On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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Oracle Buys Sun Redwood Shores, CA - April 20, 2009 http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363 Alvin Ochieng Corporate Account Manager Greenline Technology Limited IT Hardware and Software Solutions 2nd Floor, Odyssey Plaza, Mukoma Road. Email :info@greenline.co.ke +254 20 651755 / 552086 +254 20 2425225 / 2429743 +254 20 559841 +254 722-219938 / 733-610758 Print only when necessary On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Nicholas Loki <lokimwenga@yahoo.com> wrote:
To be honest I never saw this one coming. After the SUN, IBM court that went bust a while back I thought Sun had given up on suitors. Well, the good news is Oracle and SUN seem to be operating in disparate industies in some places e.g. hardware, Java the language, OSes (i.e. Solaris). But the real measure of what this means for the tech industry is what will Oracle do with those areas in which the two giants meet, mainly databases (Oracle vs MySQL) and enterprise middleware (WebLogic and Oracle app server vs Glassfish), even OSes (Oracles unbreakable *nix vs Solaris). Will they scrap some products in favor of others or will they mesh them to come up with one killer product. I still think that the open source offerings by either will not go away, but will they get better, that is the question? Loki
"Excellent people exceed expectations".
________________________________ From: Paul George Kariuki <thekariuki@yahoo.co.uk> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>; arthursimiyu@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 6:54:07 PM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Hello everyone.
These two have been courting intimately over the last few years. Most versatile Oracle DBs are hosted on Sun Solaris OS and Sun SPARC Hardware. Java is an integral part of the Oracle DB. In fact most procedures in Oracle are written in Java. The Oracle EnterPrise Manager is also java based.
May be it is time they took their relationship to the next level and got married ;
________________________________ From: Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com> To: arthursimiyu@yahoo.com; Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Monday, 20 April, 2009 16:51:14 Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Hey guys,
About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities.
But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :)
Me.
On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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Well, I think its for the better. In my mind, Oracle and Java have always sounded very similar. As for MySQL, I try not to fear. A story of UniVerse db comes to mind. Folklore has it that this was a very energetic multivalue db in its time and was a big threat to IBM's DB2. So IBM bought the UniVerse and slowed its development. (Though there was a sudden upsurge of "Migrate from UniVerse to DB2" documents). Hope that is just folklore... On 4/21/09, Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola@gmail.com> wrote:
Oracle Buys Sun Redwood Shores, CA - April 20, 2009
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363
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On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Nicholas Loki <lokimwenga@yahoo.com> wrote:
To be honest I never saw this one coming. After the SUN, IBM court that went bust a while back I thought Sun had given up on suitors. Well, the good news is Oracle and SUN seem to be operating in disparate industies in some places e.g. hardware, Java the language, OSes (i.e. Solaris). But the real measure of what this means for the tech industry is what will Oracle do with those areas in which the two giants meet, mainly databases (Oracle vs MySQL) and enterprise middleware (WebLogic and Oracle app server vs Glassfish), even OSes (Oracles unbreakable *nix vs Solaris). Will they scrap some products in favor of others or will they mesh them to come up with one killer product. I still think that the open source offerings by either will not go away, but will they get better, that is the question? Loki
"Excellent people exceed expectations".
________________________________ From: Paul George Kariuki <thekariuki@yahoo.co.uk> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>; arthursimiyu@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 6:54:07 PM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Hello everyone.
These two have been courting intimately over the last few years. Most versatile Oracle DBs are hosted on Sun Solaris OS and Sun SPARC Hardware. Java is an integral part of the Oracle DB. In fact most procedures in Oracle are written in Java. The Oracle EnterPrise Manager is also java based.
May be it is time they took their relationship to the next level and got married ;
________________________________ From: Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com> To: arthursimiyu@yahoo.com; Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Monday, 20 April, 2009 16:51:14 Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Hey guys,
About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities.
But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :)
Me.
On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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Heres an article that suggests Oracle has interests in keeping mySQL http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/20/mysql-marten-mickos-technology-enterprise-t... Steve Obbayi, -----Original Message----- From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Tech List Kenya Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 12:15 PM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun Well, I think its for the better. In my mind, Oracle and Java have always sounded very similar. As for MySQL, I try not to fear. A story of UniVerse db comes to mind. Folklore has it that this was a very energetic multivalue db in its time and was a big threat to IBM's DB2. So IBM bought the UniVerse and slowed its development. (Though there was a sudden upsurge of "Migrate from UniVerse to DB2" documents). Hope that is just folklore... On 4/21/09, Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola@gmail.com> wrote:
Oracle Buys Sun Redwood Shores, CA - April 20, 2009
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363
Alvin Ochieng Corporate Account Manager Greenline Technology Limited IT Hardware and Software Solutions 2nd Floor, Odyssey Plaza, Mukoma Road.
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On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Nicholas Loki <lokimwenga@yahoo.com> wrote:
To be honest I never saw this one coming. After the SUN, IBM court that went bust a while back I thought Sun had given up on suitors. Well, the good news is Oracle and SUN seem to be operating in disparate industies in some places e.g. hardware, Java the language, OSes (i.e. Solaris). But the real measure of what this means for the tech industry is what will Oracle do with those areas in which the two giants meet, mainly databases (Oracle vs MySQL) and enterprise middleware (WebLogic and Oracle app server vs Glassfish), even OSes (Oracles unbreakable *nix vs Solaris). Will they scrap some products in favor of others or will they mesh them to come up with one killer product. I still think that the open source offerings by either will not go away, but will they get better, that is the question? Loki
"Excellent people exceed expectations".
________________________________ From: Paul George Kariuki <thekariuki@yahoo.co.uk> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>; arthursimiyu@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 6:54:07 PM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Hello everyone.
These two have been courting intimately over the last few years. Most versatile Oracle DBs are hosted on Sun Solaris OS and Sun SPARC Hardware. Java is an integral part of the Oracle DB. In fact most procedures in Oracle are written in Java. The Oracle EnterPrise Manager is also java based.
May be it is time they took their relationship to the next level and got married ;
________________________________ From: Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com> To: arthursimiyu@yahoo.com; Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Monday, 20 April, 2009 16:51:14 Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Hey guys,
About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities.
But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :)
Me.
On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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Hey people, There's been quite a bit of speculation about MySQL's future, upon the announcement of Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. There're a number of things that will work in MySQL's favour. First of all, you have to remember that MySQL is released under the GPL license (although the documentation isn't "free"). Also, there's a lot of development on MySQL that's going on outside MySQL/Sun/Oracle. And also, there's been an exodus of the original developers and management from MySQL, for some time now. Going forward, there's likely to be increased interest and activity in some of the interesting projects drawn from MySQL, including third-party patches, builds, and "forks". A few include Drizzle (online at < http://drizzle.org/wiki/About_Drizzle> and <https://launchpad.net/drizzle>); OurDelta (online at <http://ourdelta.org/>); Monty Program Ab's MariaDB (online at <https://launchpad.net/maria> and < http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB>) and their Maria storage engine (online at <http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/Maria>); and Percona and their XtraDB storage engine (online at < http://www.percona.com/percona-lab.html> and < https://launchpad.net/percona-xtradb>). Things are definitely changing, but I guess how Oracle handles MySQL and the wider community will determine how fast it all happens. To keep up with the changes, check out these blogs: < http://planet.mysql.com/>, <http://monty-says.blogspot.com/>, < http://marksitblog.blogspot.com/>, <http://krow.livejournal.com/>, < http://jcole.us/blog/>, <http://mysqlha.blogspot.com/>, < http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/>, <http://blogs.mysql.com/kaj/>, and < http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2008/12/23/great-things-afoot-in-the-mysql-comm...
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Joseph.
Please note in the Oracle press statement there is no mention of MySQL. They state 1. Their commitment to and reliance on Java for their Middleware 2. They will tune Oracle to perform better (depend more on specific features in) Open Solaris - similar to MS-SQL depending on Windows specific features to perform better. 3. Their commitment to Linux Things do not look to good for MySQL and Microsoft stands to benefit most. http://www.cio.com.au/article/300072/microsoft_could_winner_sun-oracle_deal On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola@gmail.com>wrote:
Oracle Buys Sun Redwood Shores, CA - April 20, 2009
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/018363
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On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Nicholas Loki <lokimwenga@yahoo.com> wrote:
To be honest I never saw this one coming. After the SUN, IBM court that went bust a while back I thought Sun had given up on suitors. Well, the good news is Oracle and SUN seem to be operating in disparate industies in some places e.g. hardware, Java the language, OSes (i.e. Solaris). But the real measure of what this means for the tech industry is what will Oracle do with those areas in which the two giants meet, mainly databases (Oracle vs MySQL) and enterprise middleware (WebLogic and Oracle app server vs Glassfish), even OSes (Oracles unbreakable *nix vs Solaris). Will they scrap some products in favor of others or will they mesh them to come up with one killer product. I still think that the open source offerings by either will not go away, but will they get better, that is the question? Loki
"Excellent people exceed expectations".
________________________________ From: Paul George Kariuki <thekariuki@yahoo.co.uk> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>; arthursimiyu@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 6:54:07 PM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Hello everyone.
These two have been courting intimately over the last few years. Most versatile Oracle DBs are hosted on Sun Solaris OS and Sun SPARC Hardware. Java is an integral part of the Oracle DB. In fact most procedures in Oracle are written in Java. The Oracle EnterPrise Manager is also java based.
May be it is time they took their relationship to the next level and got married ;
________________________________ From: Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com> To: arthursimiyu@yahoo.com; Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Monday, 20 April, 2009 16:51:14 Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Hey guys,
About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities.
But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :)
Me.
On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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The same issue from a different perspective here: http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/2009/04/20/oracle-buys-mysql-java-and-some-o... On 4/21/09, Nicholas Loki <lokimwenga@yahoo.com> wrote:
To be honest I never saw this one coming. After the SUN, IBM court that went bust a while back I thought Sun had given up on suitors. Well, the good news is Oracle and SUN seem to be operating in disparate industies in some places e.g. hardware, Java the language, OSes (i.e. Solaris). But the real measure of what this means for the tech industry is what will Oracle do with those areas in which the two giants meet, mainly databases (Oracle vs MySQL) and enterprise middleware (WebLogic and Oracle app server vs Glassfish), even OSes (Oracles unbreakable *nix vs Solaris). Will they scrap some products in favor of others or will they mesh them to come up with one killer product. I still think that the open source offerings by either will not go away, but will they get better, that is the question?
Loki
"Excellent people exceed expectations".
________________________________ From: Paul George Kariuki <thekariuki@yahoo.co.uk> To: Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>; arthursimiyu@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 6:54:07 PM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Hello everyone.
These two have been courting intimately over the last few years. Most versatile Oracle DBs are hosted on Sun Solaris OS and Sun SPARC Hardware. Java is an integral part of the Oracle DB. In fact most procedures in Oracle are written in Java. The Oracle EnterPrise Manager is also java based.
May be it is time they took their relationship to the next level and got married ;
________________________________ From: Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com> To: arthursimiyu@yahoo.com; Skunkworks forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Monday, 20 April, 2009 16:51:14 Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Oracle acquires Sun
Hey guys,
About MySQL, I'm not really sure what's likely to happen, maybe they'll kind of mix MySQL technologies into Oracle DBMS [purely guesswork - same applies to OpenSolaris and Oracle Linux... maybe] As for Java, I believe it'll remain open-source together with NetBeans. They'll probably extend Java, increasing its capabilities.
But the best thing is to wait and see. I don't think they'll do anything bad to these already popular tools and technologies.. :)
Me.
On 20/04/2009, Arthur Simiyu <arthursimiyu@yahoo.com> wrote:
Just the thought that the future of MySQL, Java, Netbeans, OpenSolaris and so many more open source applications now lie in the hands of Oracle gives me shivers up my spine.
regards, Simiyu
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