Oracle’s recent release of three new commercial extensions to the MySQL database has caused an outcry among some in the MySQL community. Some, including project founder Michael “Monty” Widenius, are ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 29, 2012) - ORACLE OPENWORLD -- Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) News Facts Today, at its inaugural MySQL Connect conference at Oracle OpenWorld, Oracle announced new ...

On Thursday last week, Oracle quietly announced the addition of three new commercial extensions to MySQL Enterprise Edition, the proprietary flavor of the dual-licensed MySQL database. From a ...

Oracle has added additional commercial extensions to the enterprise edition of its open-source MySQL database, further differentiating it from the community version available to anyone at no charge. A ...

Oracle has added additional commercial extensions to the enterprise edition of its open-source MySQL database, further differentiating it from the community version available to anyone at no charge. A ...

How effective are free and open source data bases? For answers, we reviewed 6:: Microsoft SQL Server Express, PostgreSQL, Oracle's MySQL, MariaDB, Apache Derby and Firebird SQL. Free or open source ...

Three years ago, Tom Foremski wrote an interesting piece called “Adapt or die--the choice facing the open source movement“, which began: Can Larry Ellison be stopped? By which I mean could Oracle shut ...