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MySQL is named after the founder’s daughter—My ( pronounced me by the way ). He sold it to Oracle and then, because it was Open Source, he forked it to create M
by LeFantome 4y ago
MySQL is named after the founder’s daughter—My ( pronounced me by the way ). He sold it to Oracle and then, because it was Open Source, he forked it to create MariaDB. The name of his other daughter is Maria.
- user_named 4y agoIt's not pronounced Me, it's not English. But let's excuse your americanism.
- unethical_ban 4y agoNo one I know had ever pronounced it Me. How did you come to the conclusion this non existent thing was an Americanism?
- gboone 4y agoI think the reference is to the daughter's name, not the product. Previous discussion regarding name: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12203571 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12203571
- unethical_ban 4y agoAh. I thought the OP was saying "Americans pronounce it 'me' and that is wrong". They were saying "Americans pronounce it 'my' and that is wrong". Got it.
- user_named 4y agoIt's neither. I'm saying you're too dumb to understand that your language doesn't cover every other language.
- deafpolygon 4y agoWait what? The same guy who made MySQL sold it to Oracle, then forked THAT code, started a new company on the same codebase then now is going public?