> Are you certain a MySQL SLA-level support contract would have solved their scalability issues? This pitch may have been mentioned in passing to me but I don'

> Are you certain a MySQL SLA-level support contract would have solved their scalability issues? This pitch may have been mentioned in passing to me but I don't remember. From the perspective of I and many others who ultimately solved the scalability issues, the MySQL boat was simultaneously sinking and on fire, while nobody knew who the captain was supposed to be. An insurance policy that promised that somebody with a badge would dedicate 8 hours a month to buffing out scratches was not useful. It was less "it's OSS, we don't need to pay" and more "only God can help us now".