On 05/09/12 19:02, Trent W. Buck wrote:
Arjen Lentz wrote:
Consider a distro looking at MariaDB and pondering whether to replace MySQL with it. Oracle can have very big hissy fits when it sets its minds to it. Which distro is willing to take that on? Surely any of the ones not certified by Oracle as Oracle-compatible. I can't see e.g. Debian giving a shit about what Oracle thinks.
luv-main mailing list luv-main@luv.asn.au http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main I agree, I really don't think debian (or anyother distros) would give a damn about oracle and its non-compatible licenses, just look at what happened to sun(oracle) java packages? http://sylvestre.ledru.info/blog/sylvestre/2011/08/26/sun_java6_packages_rem... You now have to d/l it directly from their website. Whether similar will be done with mysql is yet to be seen, but SCO's come and go...