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The real question to ask is whether Sun will keep investing in PG now that it owns MySQL, of course.
I look forward to that RESTy demo. How about a Java on the server side? Seems appropriate and would be useful to many!
There's absolutely nothing to stop MySQL using the PostgreSQL storage engine, with or without the Sun deal. Postgres code is open source, freely available, and permissively licensed under the BSD license, enabling anyone to incorporate it into their own projects. Oracle, MS or anyone else could do the same, if they wanted to. Maybe some have?!
I would hope that the deal doesn't greatly affect Sun's interest in PostgreSQL development, as Postgres serves a different market to MySQL (albeit with some overlap of course). Not all Sun shops are web hosts! sim
I wasn't thinking there was an issue in terms of licensing but in terms of just PR. Before there was a definite mild friction between MySQL and PostgreSQL so for MySQL to use any bit of PostgreSQL work would be seen as raising a white flag.
Given that Sun is presumably a close ally of PostgreSQL and they now own MySQL - I would presume where it makes sense they would want to integrate efforts. MySQL can take the corporate stance "My corporate masters made me do it." Not because PostgreSQL storage iis just better than MySQL? Also I'm not sure of that whole Falcon storage thing they have going. Has anyone seen it in action or is it some sort of vaporware?
What different market does PG serve? I've seen people say that a few times now. OLAP? What stops one from using MySQL for OLAP? Anything else?
This is an honest question! Thanks!
There are a couple of big names. There is Netezza which originally at least was a spin-off of the PostgreSQL code and probably some PostgreSQL code still lives on in their product. They seem to be popular in large OLAP areas. Then there is GreenPlum Bizgres.
Why would anyone not use MySQL? I think people do but just because thats all they know, but frankly for any serious analytical stuff - the deficiencies in MySQL offerings in terms of SQL and functions, indexes etc. makes it a poor choice for any serious analytical analysis.
Oracle is growing as a company only because of its acquisition.
I agree with your opinion. The things would be "a little bit" different if Oracle would have bought MySQL.
With all these big fish eating smaller fish, the whole IT industry is beginning to look like one big chess game.
Given Oracle's boldness, I wouldn't be surprised if Larry Ellison tries to take over Sun. Of course I think Sun has some friends in hidden pockets and some pockets they don't know they have that will come to their defense if such a silly thing were to take place. |
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