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when Oracle bought out MySQL and the creator forked it and made MariaDB Not quite. Wiki tells me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL#History https://en.wikip
by throwaway2037 3y ago
when Oracle bought out MySQL and the creator forked it and made MariaDB
Not quite.
Wiki tells me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL#History
Sun Microsystems acquired MySQL AB (the company) in 2008.
Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010.
The day Oracle announced the purchase of Sun, Michael "Monty" Widenius forked MySQL, launching MariaDB, and took a swath of MySQL developers with him.
- giancarlostoro 3y agoCorrect, I just kinda lumped it all together, apologies on the mix up. I rather miss when Sun was not owned by Oracle.