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Better than using a distinct name for a mostly-identical project or effort (looking at you, MariaDB).
by throwaway19972 2y ago
Better than using a distinct name for a mostly-identical project or effort (looking at you, MariaDB).
- concerndc1tizen 2y ago"MariaDB is named after Widenius' younger daughter, Maria. (MySQL is named after his other daughter, My.)" (Wikipedia)
- philshem 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Widenius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Widenius
- throwaway19972 2y ago(No insult intended to Maria or Michael, it's a lovely name in itself.)
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- SahAssar 2y agoAre you suggesting that they should have used a name that might lead Oracle to sue them instead of being clearly differentiated?