http://www.pythian.com/news/2086/oracle-buys-sun-what-about-mysql/ News and views from Pythian DBAs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:01:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.pythian.com/news/2086/oracle-buys-sun-what-about-mysql/#comment-355531 Oracle compra Sun: quale destino per MySQL? | PettiNix Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:59:30 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=2086#comment-355531 [...] Gerry Narvaja nel suo blog discute sul futuro di MySQL focalizzandosi sul modello comunitario e distribuito dell’azienda, contrapponendo i modi di agire di MySQL, Sun e Oracle ed esplicando anche il tutto in termini di “cultura”. Narvaja, sviluppatore in MySQL dal 2001, non sa dire quale sarà il futuro di MySQL, ma sa che sicuramente vedremo MySQL in una maniera diversa da quella a cui siamo abituati. [...] [...] Gerry Narvaja nel suo blog discute sul futuro di MySQL focalizzandosi sul modello comunitario e distribuito dell’azienda, contrapponendo i modi di agire di MySQL, Sun e Oracle ed esplicando anche il tutto in termini di “cultura”. Narvaja, sviluppatore in MySQL dal 2001, non sa dire quale sarà il futuro di MySQL, ma sa che sicuramente vedremo MySQL in una maniera diversa da quella a cui siamo abituati. [...]

]]> http://www.pythian.com/news/2086/oracle-buys-sun-what-about-mysql/#comment-355464 Oracle, Sun, MySQL: A Grand Conspiracy? | Pythian Group Blog Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:03:37 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=2086#comment-355464 [...] Update from April 20, 2009: Oracle buys Sun and Oracle buys Sun: what does this mean for MySQL. [...] [...] Update from April 20, 2009: Oracle buys Sun and Oracle buys Sun: what does this mean for MySQL. [...]

]]> http://www.pythian.com/news/2086/oracle-buys-sun-what-about-mysql/#comment-355458 Gerry Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:32:54 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=2086#comment-355458 Hi Matt, more than the "work from home" perk, which many companies currently offer, I am more concerned about the "hire you wherever you are in the world" as opposed "let's see if we can get you to move to the US/(some other country of choice)". Remember the "work from anywhere" T-shirts recruiting campaign? The loss of that diversity and the freedom to speak your mind is that I think will be gradually lost, based on pure opinion of course. If you (or anybody) has facts to prove me wrong I'd love to know. Hi Matt, more than the “work from home” perk, which many companies currently offer, I am more concerned about the “hire you wherever you are in the world” as opposed “let’s see if we can get you to move to the US/(some other country of choice)”. Remember the “work from anywhere” T-shirts recruiting campaign? The loss of that diversity and the freedom to speak your mind is that I think will be gradually lost, based on pure opinion of course.
If you (or anybody) has facts to prove me wrong I’d love to know.

]]> http://www.pythian.com/news/2086/oracle-buys-sun-what-about-mysql/#comment-355446 Matthew Montgomery Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:39:10 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/news/?p=2086#comment-355446 Gerry, I don't think moving into Oracle will affect our work-from-home status. I have known Oracle employees who enjoyed these same benefits. Gerry, I don’t think moving into Oracle will affect our work-from-home status. I have known Oracle employees who enjoyed these same benefits.

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